Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.4.4-5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFollow Helpful Guidance Carefully
“Nābhāga’s father continued: “Go to those great souls and describe two Vedic hymns pertaining to Vaiśvadeva. When the great sages have completed the sacrifice and are going to the heavenly planets, they will give you the remnants of the money they have received from the sacrifice. Therefore, go there immediately.” Thus Nābhāga acted exactly according to the advice of his father, and the great sages of the Aṅgirā dynasty gave him all their wealth and then went to the heavenly planets.”
What the purport teaches
- Nābhāga’s father told him to describe two Vedic hymns pertaining to Vaiśvadeva to the great sages.
- He explained that the sages would give Nābhāga the remaining wealth from the sacrifice before going to the heavenly planets.
- Nābhāga acted exactly according to his father’s advice. The sages gave him all their wealth and then departed for the heavenly planets.
Try this today
Choose one helpful instruction you have received and carry it out carefully today.
Ask yourself
Do I carry out helpful guidance carefully, or only partly?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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