Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.11.5
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyHonor Kṛṣṇa Before Explaining Religious Principles
“Śrī Nārada Muni said: After first offering my obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the protector of the religious principles of all living entities, let me explain the principles of the eternal religious system, of which I have heard from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Before explaining eternal religious principles, Nārada Muni offers obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- Kṛṣṇa protects the religious principles of all living entities. Nārada Muni explains what he has heard directly from Nārāyaṇa.
- The word aja refers to Kṛṣṇa, who is ever existing and never takes birth. There is no change in His existence.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa before your study today.
Ask yourself
How can I approach spiritual teachings with the humility shown by Nārada Muni?
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.