Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.9.14
Nirodha· Winding upRemain Faithful Under Time’s Control
“In my opinion, this is all due to inevitable time, under whose control everyone in every planet is carried, just as the clouds are carried by the wind.”
What the purport teaches
- Everyone within the material universe is controlled by kāla, or time, just as clouds are carried by the wind. Time is a forceful representative of the Lord.
- Even the most pious person must bear the conditions of material nature. Yudhiṣṭhira should not assume that his suffering came from sins in a previous birth.
- One should remain faithful to the Lord, guided by bona fide brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and following religious principles. Even Brahmājī is under time’s control.
Try this today
Name one change beyond your control, then choose one religious principle to keep following despite it.
Ask yourself
Do I mistake hardship for proof that faithfulness to the Lord has failed?
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.