Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.18.2
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyPatiently Gather the Essence of Knowledge
“My dear Lord, please pacify your anger completely and hear patiently whatever I submit before you. Please turn your kind attention to this. I may be very poor, but a learned man takes the essence of knowledge from all places, just as a bumblebee collects honey from each and every flower.”
What the purport teaches
- The earth asked the King to pacify his anger and hear her patiently.
- A learned person accepts the essence of knowledge from all places, just as a bumblebee collects honey from every flower.
- The earth's humble position was not a reason to dismiss what she had to say.
Try this today
Listen to someone today without interrupting, and identify one useful point in what they say.
Ask yourself
Do I overlook useful knowledge because I consider its speaker unimportant?
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.