Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Question: It is often stressed that devotees should read Srila Prabhupada's books and that this is the hearing process. Could you pleases explain that in the light of this purport from Srimad Bhagavatam.
"The acarya or the gosvami must be well acquainted with all these literatures. To hear and explain them is more important than reading them. One can assimilate the knowledge of the revealed scriptures only by hearing and explaining. Hearing is called sravana, and explaining is called kirtana. The two processes of sravana and kirtana are of primary importance to progressive spiritual life. Only one who has properly grasped the transcendental knowledge from the right source by submissive hearing can properly explain the subject."
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.6
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