Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.28
Mukti· LiberationKnow the Self Beyond the Body
“O unlimited Lord, the saintly devotees seek You out within their own bodies by rejecting everything separate from You. Indeed, how can discriminating persons appreciate the real nature of a rope lying before them until they refute the illusion that it is a snake?”
What the purport teaches
- Mistaking the body for the self is like mistaking a rope for a snake. Recognizing the mistake turns our attention toward the eternal soul within the body.
- Saintly persons cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness and realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the Supersoul, the witness and guide within every living entity.
- Realization of the soul and Supersoul is deeply satisfying. A self-realized person naturally gives up what is irrelevant to spiritual advancement.
Try this today
Pause during one bodily worry today and remind yourself that you are an eternal soul, with the Lord present within as witness and guide.
Ask yourself
What bodily concern distracts me from attention to my spiritual life?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.