Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.11.1
Mukti· LiberationLearn Spiritual Wisdom From Kṛṣṇa
“The brāhmaṇa Jaḍa Bharata said: My dear King, although you are not at all experienced, you are trying to speak like a very experienced man. Consequently you cannot be considered an experienced person. An experienced person does not speak the way you are speaking about the relationship between a master and a servant or about material pains and pleasures. These are simply external activities. Any advanced, experienced man, considering the Absolute Truth, does not talk in this way.”
What the purport teaches
- Speaking learned words does not make someone spiritually experienced. Relationships of master and servant, and material pains and pleasures, are external activities.
- One has to learn from Kṛṣṇa or His devotee. Words based on spiritual knowledge are valuable.
- Without spiritual knowledge, human society becomes chaotic. Becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious and learning from an exalted personality is the way to solve the problems of material life.
Try this today
Reread one teaching of Jaḍa Bharata given here, and write down what you need to learn from it.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking spiritual understanding, or merely trying to sound experienced?
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.