Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.10.30
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionSincere Devotion Removes Material Disqualifications
“All these women auspiciously glorified their lives despite their being without individuality and without purity. Their husband, the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead, never left them alone at home. He always pleased their hearts by making valuable presentations.”
What the purport teaches
- When devotees sincerely surrender at the Lord’s lotus feet, He accepts them and frees them from material contamination. Bodily designations do not disqualify anyone from devotional service.
- The captive princesses’ sincere prayers made them pure by virtue of devotion. Kṛṣṇa accepted them as His wives and glorified their lives.
- The Lord expanded into 16,108 plenary portions to remain constantly with all His wives. Each expansion was fully the Lord Himself, and He pleased each queen as a devoted husband.
Try this today
When you notice yourself judging someone by a social or bodily label today, remember that devotional service is open to them.
Ask yourself
Do I let bodily or social labels obscure someone’s eligibility for devotional service?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.