Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.14.10
Nirodha· Winding upDevotional Surrender Brings Relief From Misery
“Just see, O man with a tiger’s strength, how many miseries due to celestial influences, earthly reactions and bodily pains — all very dangerous in themselves — are foreboding danger in the near future by deluding our intelligence.”
What the purport teaches
- Material life brings threefold miseries: celestial influences, earthly reactions, and bodily or mental pains. These disturbances can cause fear and bewilder the intelligence.
- Material advancement cannot conquer these miseries. They arise through māyā, the material energy acting under the Supreme Lord’s direction.
- Constant contact with the Lord through devotional service gives relief while we carry out our human duties. The binding effects of material energy can be overcome by full surrender in devotion to Him.
Try this today
Before one duty today, pause and offer a brief prayer of surrender to the Lord, then carry out the duty carefully.
Ask yourself
When difficulties arise, do I seek shelter in devotional service or depend only on my own plans?
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.