Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.16.25
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesReceive Spiritual Instruction with Devotion
“This King Pṛthu will meet Sanat-kumāra, one of the four Kumāras, in the garden of his palace compound. The King will worship him with devotion and will be fortunate to receive instructions by which one can enjoy transcendental bliss.”
What the purport teaches
- Pṛthu will meet Sanat-kumāra in his palace garden and worship him with devotion. He will receive instructions leading to transcendental bliss.
- Although Pṛthu was an incarnation of Viṣṇu, he taught people to receive instruction from a spiritual master representing the disciplic succession.
- Proper spiritual instruction enables one to understand and enjoy transcendental bliss. On the Brahman platform, one neither hankers nor laments.
Try this today
Spend five attentive minutes studying these spiritual instructions, and write down one teaching to remember.
Ask yourself
How can I approach spiritual instruction with greater devotion and willingness to learn?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.