Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 3
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्नपि गुह्यं वदामि ते । ब्रूयु: स्निग्धस्य शिष्यस्य गुरवो गुह्यमप्युत ॥ ३ ॥
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājann api guhyaṁ vadāmi te brūyuḥ snigdhasya śiṣyasya guravo guhyam apy uta
O King, kindly hear me with great attention. Although the activities of the Supreme Lord are very confidential, no ordinary man being able to understand them, I shall speak about them to you, for spiritual masters explain to a submissive disciple even subject matters that are very confidential and difficult to understand.
FAQs
This verse says that confidential truths are shared by realized teachers when the listener is attentive and is an affectionate, faithful disciple.
Śukadeva prepares Parīkṣit to hear a deeper, more confidential dimension of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā, emphasizing that such topics are properly received through focused, faithful hearing.
Approach spiritual study with full attention, humility, and consistency; confidential insights arise not from argument, but from sincere listening and trust in authentic guidance.