Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.5.43
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Curse Becomes a Preacher’s Opportunity
“You have made me lose my sons once, and now you have again done the same inauspicious thing. Therefore you are a rascal who does not know how to behave toward others. You may travel all over the universe, but I curse you to have no residence anywhere.”
What the purport teaches
- Dakṣa cursed Nārada Muni to have no settled residence anywhere. Attached to household life, Dakṣa thought constant travel would be a great punishment.
- For a preacher, such a punishment can be a boon. A parivrājakācārya is a teacher who travels for the benefit of human society.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda describes his own constant travel to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He asks his young disciples to carry on traveling so that he can remain in one place to translate Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Take one small step to help someone share Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even if doing so costs you some convenience.
Ask yourself
Could an inconvenience in my life become an opportunity to support devotional service?
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.