Bhagavatam (Skanda 1, Chapter 6, Slokas 1-8)

By Sugunan (Recap given by Shobha on 19 Dec ‘02)

This chapter continues the story of Narada. In the previous life of Narada, his mother was an ignorant servant in the house of a Brahmin. Some Sages had come to stay there in Chaturmasa and Narada was employed in serving them. He ate what remained after their eating and listened to the discourse they held, stressing on the importance of Love for Lord Krishna. They imparted to him, the knowledge that leads to self-realisation, the secret wisdom revealed by the Lord Himself. They told him how Karma blended with Bhakti generates Jnana and how one can dedicate oneself to the Lord and go towards Samadhi.


Suguji futher explained why one should use this world as a means to attain the Lord as a goal. But most of us use the Lord as a means to attain material benefits from this world. It is a tragedy. All our actions and interactions in this world should be the means to reach Him!

In reality, we are the puppets in the hands of the Lord, we have no choice other than live as instruments of the Lord in this world, but because of our ego, we think we are the author of this world and complicate our life.