Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.21.10
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHear Repeatedly to Learn Faithful Leadership
“Pṛthu Mahārāja was so great in his activities and magnanimous in his method of ruling that all the kings and demigods on the various planets still follow in his footsteps. Who is there who will not try to hear about his glorious activities? I wish to hear more and more about Pṛthu Mahārāja because his activities are so pious and auspicious.”
What the purport teaches
- Pṛthu Mahārāja’s activities and magnanimous rule provide an example followed by kings and demigods on various planets.
- Vidura wished to hear more and more about his pious and auspicious activities. His repeated hearing set an example for rulers seeking the peace and prosperity of their people.
- The purport connects neglect of Pṛthu Mahārāja’s example with a lack of happiness and spiritual progress. It identifies progress in spiritual understanding as the aim of human life.
Try this today
Read this verse again today and note one quality of Pṛthu Mahārāja’s leadership you want to follow.
Ask yourself
What might repeated hearing teach me that a single reading could miss?
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.