Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.11.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLearn Through the Disciplic Succession
“No one is superior to you in peaceful life and mercy, and no one knows better than you how to execute devotional service or how to become the best of the brāhmaṇas. Therefore, you know all the principles of confidential religious life, and no one knows them better than you.”
What the purport teaches
- Nārada Muni is outstanding in peacefulness, mercy and knowledge of devotional service. He can teach the path of spiritual liberation leading to understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- To learn religious principles and the perfection of life, one must receive instruction through Nārada Muni’s disciplic succession. These teachings passed through Lord Brahmā, Nārada Muni, Vyāsadeva and Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
- The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā. Strictly following the disciplic succession leads to spiritual liberation, or eternal engagement in devotional service.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and note one instruction to follow.
Ask yourself
How willing am I to learn devotional service from the disciplic succession rather than my own assumptions?
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.