Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.78
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHearing About Kṛṣṇa Deepens Loving Worship
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the best member of the Bharata dynasty, thus learned everything from the descriptions of Nārada Muni. After hearing these instructions, he felt great pleasure from within his heart, and in great ecstasy, love and affection, he worshiped Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira heard Nārada Muni’s instructions and felt great pleasure within his heart. In the ecstasy of love and affection, he worshiped Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- It is natural to feel ecstatic love upon learning that someone in one’s family is a very great personality.
- The Pāṇḍavas already knew Kṛṣṇa, but Nārada Muni further described Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Their amazement that He was with them as their cousin brought extraordinary ecstasy.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly, then offer Kṛṣṇa a brief prayer of loving appreciation.
Ask yourself
How can hearing that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead deepen my affection for Him?
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.