Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRecognizing the Best of One’s Learning
“Hiraṇyakaśipu said: My dear Prahlāda, my dear son, O long-lived one, for so much time you have heard many things from your teachers. Now please repeat to me whatever you think is the best of that knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- Hiraṇyakaśipu asked Prahlāda to repeat the best knowledge he had received from his teachers. He expected to hear about politics and diplomacy.
- Prahlāda’s appointed teachers were Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, but his spiritual master was Nārada Muni. Nārada had instructed him while he was within his mother’s womb.
- Prahlāda chose to relate the instructions of Nārada, considering them his best learning. This difference in what father and son valued intensified their disagreement.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling a spiritual instruction you value most.
Ask yourself
What teaching do I consider the most valuable thing I have learned?
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.