Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.2.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHear Authoritative History Attentively
“In this regard, an example is given from an old history. This involves a discourse between Yamarāja and the friends of a dead person. Please hear it attentively.”
What the purport teaches
- An old history introduces a discussion between Yamarāja and the friends of a dead person. The listener is asked to hear attentively.
- The Purāṇas are not chronologically recorded. Nevertheless, the purport explains that their accounts are actual histories of bygone ages.
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the Mahā-purāṇa, the essence of all the Purāṇas. Śrīla Madhvācārya and other authorities accept the Purāṇas as authoritative histories.
Try this today
Read this verse once slowly, without distractions, attending especially to the invitation to hear.
Ask yourself
What would help you hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with greater 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.