Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.21.28-29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFollow Saints, Scripture, and Spiritual Guidance
“This is confirmed not only by the evidence of the Vedas but also by the personal behavior of great personalities like Manu, Uttānapāda, Dhruva, Priyavrata and my grandfather Aṅga, as well as by many other great personalities and ordinary living entities, exemplified by Mahārāja Prahlāda and Bali, all of whom are theists, believing in the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries a club.”
What the purport teaches
- The Vedas and the conduct of great personalities confirm the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Their example offers the safest path in life.
- Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura teaches that we should follow great saintly persons and books of knowledge under a spiritual master's guidance. These three sources of direction work together.
- A saintly person follows the Vedic injunctions, which are the Lord's orders. A spiritual master gives direction according to those injunctions and the lives of authorized personalities.
Try this today
Reread one instruction in this purport and write down one way to follow it today.
Ask yourself
Whose guidance am I following, and does it agree with scripture and saintly examples?
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.