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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.10.47

Nirodha· Winding up

Attentive Hearing Leads Beyond Anxiety

“Prahlāda Mahārāja was the best among exalted devotees. Anyone who with great attention hears this narration concerning the activities of Prahlāda Mahārāja, the killing of Hiraṇyakaśipu, and the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nṛsiṁhadeva, surely reaches the spiritual world, where there is no anxiety.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.47, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Prahlāda Mahārāja was the best among exalted devotees.
  • This narration concerns his activities, the killing of Hiraṇyakaśipu, and the activities of Nṛsiṁhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Anyone who hears this narration with great attention surely reaches the spiritual world, where there is no anxiety.

Try this today

Set aside distractions and spend five minutes attentively reading this narration.

Ask yourself

What distracts me from giving this narration my full attention?

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.

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