Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.31.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKeep Kṛṣṇa Within the Heart
“The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, being thus petitioned by the Pracetās, the supreme devotee Nārada, who is always absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, began to reply.”
What the purport teaches
- Nārada is always absorbed in thinking of Kṛṣṇa, talking of Kṛṣṇa and preaching about Kṛṣṇa. In this absorption, he began answering the Pracetās.
- Bhagavān means one who possesses all opulences. A great devotee like Nārada is sometimes called bhagavān because he constantly possesses the Supreme Personality of Godhead within his heart.
- This honor does not mean that the spiritual master has become the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It rests on constant absorption in Kṛṣṇa, not on an empty claim.
Try this today
Spend two minutes thinking about Kṛṣṇa and put one thought about Him into words.
Ask yourself
What place do thinking and speaking about Kṛṣṇa have in my day?
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.