Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.13.28
Mukti· LiberationBegin Self-Realization Without Delay
“Please, therefore, leave for the North immediately, without letting your relatives know, for soon that time will approach which will diminish the good qualities of men.”
What the purport teaches
- Vidura urged Dhṛtarāṣṭra to act before the approaching Age of Kali weakened the effect of his instructions. Material association already degrades the conditioned soul, and Kali-yuga further diminishes good qualities.
- A narottama depends completely on the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. Such dependence requires freedom from the taints of sinful acts.
- Vidura advised Dhṛtarāṣṭra to begin as a dhīra if higher renunciation was beyond his reach. Persistent endeavor in self-realization can lead onward to becoming a first-class devotee of the Lord.
Try this today
Choose one small step in self-realization that you have delayed, and take it today.
Ask yourself
What spiritual instruction have you understood but postponed putting into practice?
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.