Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.7.58
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesMaitreya Reports What He Authoritatively Heard
“Maitreya said: I have heard that after giving up the body she had received from Dakṣa, Dākṣāyaṇī (his daughter) took her birth in the kingdom of the Himālayas. She was born as the daughter of Menā. I heard this from authoritative sources.”
What the purport teaches
- Maitreya said that Dākṣāyaṇī gave up the body she had received from Dakṣa.
- She took birth in the kingdom of the Himālayas as the daughter of Menā. Menā, also called Menakā, is the wife of the king of the Himālayas.
- Maitreya explicitly said that he had heard this account from authoritative sources.
Try this today
Before repeating one spiritual teaching today, check the source from which you learned it.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I consider the source of what I hear and repeat?
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.