Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.13.45
Mukti· LiberationDo Your Duty; Trust the Lord
“Therefore give up your anxiety due to ignorance of the self. You are now thinking of how they, who are helpless poor creatures, will exist without you.”
What the purport teaches
- Thinking that our relatives are helpless without us comes from ignorance of the self.
- Every living creature receives protection by the Supreme Lord’s order according to their acquired position. The Lord is called bhūta-bhṛt, the protector of all living beings.
- We should discharge our duties without imagining ourselves to be the ultimate protector. Only the Supreme Lord can give protection.
Try this today
Complete one concrete duty toward a loved one, then briefly remember that their ultimate protection rests with the Lord.
Ask yourself
Which responsibility can you carry out faithfully without assuming that everything depends on you?
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.