Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.15.10
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRecognize Greatness Through Spiritual Awareness
“King Citraketu said: You have both come here dressed like avadhūtas, liberated persons, just to cover your identities, but I see that of all men, you are the most elevated in awareness. You know everything as it is. Therefore you are the greatest of all great personalities.”
What the purport teaches
- Citraketu saw that the two sages had come dressed as avadhūtas, liberated persons, concealing their identities.
- Despite their concealed identities, he recognized their elevated awareness and their knowledge of things as they are.
- The King honored them as the greatest of great personalities because of their understanding.
Try this today
Reread the King’s words and note the quality for which he honored the sages.
Ask yourself
Do I value a person’s spiritual understanding more than outward appearance?
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.