Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.15.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSpiritual Instruction Amid Deep Grief
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While King Citraketu, overcome by lamentation, lay like a dead body at the side of the dead body of his son, the two great sages Nārada and Aṅgirā instructed him about spiritual consciousness as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- King Citraketu was overcome by lamentation. He lay like a dead body beside his dead son.
- The two great sages Nārada and Aṅgirā approached him with spiritual instruction.
- Their instruction directed the grieving King toward spiritual consciousness.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute rereading this verse and considering the spiritual help the sages offered.
Ask yourself
When grief feels overwhelming, how willing am I to receive spiritual instruction?
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.