Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.9.30
Mukti· LiberationFix the Mind on Śrī Kṛṣṇa
“Thereupon that man who spoke on different subjects with thousands of meanings, and who fought on thousands of battlefields and protected thousands of men, stopped speaking and, being completely freed from all bondage, withdrew his mind from everything else and fixed his wide-open eyes upon the original Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who stood before him, four-handed, dressed in yellow garments that glittered and shined.”
What the purport teaches
- Bhīṣmadeva stopped speaking, withdrew his mind from everything else and fixed his open eyes on Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Before him stood the original Personality of Godhead, four-handed and dressed in shining yellow garments.
- What attracts a person’s mind at death becomes the beginning of the next life. Absorption in the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa leads one back to Godhead.
- Bhīṣmadeva wanted to see Kṛṣṇa out of spontaneous love, not merely to perform detailed yogic practices. Simple bhakti-yoga is enough to bring perfection.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute remembering Śrī Kṛṣṇa as described in this verse, then dedicate your next duty to Him.
Ask yourself
How can I remember Kṛṣṇa while carrying out my daily duties?
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.