Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.24.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSincere Inquiry Leads to Hearing
“Sūta Gosvāmī said: When Parīkṣit Mahārāja thus inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, that most powerful saintly person began describing the pastimes of the Lord’s incarnation as a fish.”
What the purport teaches
- Sūta Gosvāmī describes how Parīkṣit Mahārāja’s inquiry received an answer.
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the most powerful saintly person, began speaking in response to the King.
- His subject was the pastimes of the Lord’s incarnation as a fish.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question you have about the Lord’s fish incarnation.
Ask yourself
How can you bring greater attentiveness to hearing about the Lord?
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.