Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Class
SB 4.13.1-3
Chandrashekhara Acharya
November 4, 2019 SB 4.13.1 — Sūta Gosvāmī, continuing to speak to all the ṛṣis, headed by Śaunaka, said: After hearing Maitreya Ṛṣi describe Dhruva Mahārāja’s ascent to Lord Viṣṇu’s abode, Vidura became very much enlightened in devotional emotion, and he inquired from Maitreya as follows.
SB 4.13.2 — Vidura inquired from Maitreya: O greatly advanced devotee, who were the Pracetās? To which family did they belong? Whose sons were they, and where did they perform the great sacrifices?
SB 4.13.3 — Vidura continued: I know that the great sage Nārada is the greatest of all devotees. He has compiled the pāñcarātrika procedure of devotional service and has directly met the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
About the speaker

Chandrashekhara Acharya
Originally from Paris, France, Chandrashekhara acharya dasa was initiated by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami in 1995. Now residing in Santa Monica, California, he was the number-one book distributor in all of North America in 1996. He served as Bhakta Charu Swami’s assistant for five years and also on Indradyumna Swami’s Polish tour for five years. He has a Master’s degree in the Study of Religion from Oxford University and is currently a teacher at the Mayapur Institute (online French Bhakti Shastri course).
