Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.13.18
Mukti· LiberationDo Not Delay Spiritual Awakening
“Mahātmā Vidura knew all this, and therefore he addressed Dhṛtarāṣṭra, saying: My dear King, please get out of here immediately. Do not delay. Just see how fear has overtaken you.”
What the purport teaches
- Death spares no one, so spiritual instruction is relevant to both old and young. Everyone in the palace listened attentively, though Vidura especially addressed the materially attached Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
- Dhṛtarāṣṭra remained attached to royal honor even after losing his men and wealth. Vidura affectionately sought to awaken him from this illusion amid disease and old age.
- Everyone is subject to eternal time; no worldly ruler can command it. Vidura therefore urged Dhṛtarāṣṭra to leave immediately rather than delay while danger approached.
Try this today
Choose one spiritual instruction you have been postponing and take a small step to follow it today.
Ask yourself
What comfort or sense of importance makes me postpone taking spiritual instruction seriously?
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.