Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.31.26
Visarga· Brahmā's creationHear the Narration Attentively
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O best of kings [King Parīkṣit], I have now finished telling about the descendants of the first son of Svāyambhuva Manu, Uttānapāda. I shall now try to relate the activities of the descendants of Priyavrata, the second son of Svāyambhuva Manu. Please hear them attentively.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī completed the account of the descendants of Uttānapāda, the first son of Svāyambhuva Manu.
- Dhruva Mahārāja was Uttānapāda’s son. The activities of this line had been described up to the Pracetās.
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī then turned to the descendants of Priyavrata, the second son of Svāyambhuva Manu. He asked King Parīkṣit to hear attentively.
Try this today
Put aside distractions and reread this verse slowly, noting the transition between the two family lines.
Ask yourself
What helps me hear a sacred narration attentively?
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.