Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.35
Mukti· LiberationGiving Up Material Desires Reveals Inner Purity
“The clouds, having given up all they possessed, shone forth with purified effulgence, just like peaceful sages who have given up all material desires and are thus free of all sinful propensities.”
What the purport teaches
- Water-filled clouds are dark and cover the sun’s rays. Similarly, an impure material mind covers the soul shining within.
- After pouring down their rain, clouds become white and brilliantly reflect the sun.
- A person who gives up material desires and sinful propensities becomes peaceful and purified, reflecting the soul and the Supreme Soul within.
Try this today
Choose one unnecessary material indulgence to forgo today, reflecting on the clouds that shine after giving up their water.
Ask yourself
Which material desire most disturbs your inner peace?
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.