Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.7.61
Mukti· LiberationHear and Retell with Faith and Devotion
“The great sage Maitreya concluded: If one hears and again narrates, with faith and devotion, this story of the Dakṣa yajña as it was conducted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, then certainly one is cleared of all contamination of material existence, O son of Kuru.”
What the purport teaches
- Maitreya describes the story of Dakṣa’s yajña as conducted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu.
- He encourages hearing this account and then narrating it again with faith and devotion.
- Maitreya assures the listener that such hearing and retelling clears away all contamination of material existence.
Try this today
Reread a short part of this account today, then retell it in your own words with a devotional spirit.
Ask yourself
How can I bring more faith and devotion to hearing and sharing this account?
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.