Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.37
Nirodha· Winding upUse Diminishing Time for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“The fish swimming in the increasingly shallow water did not at all understand that the water was diminishing, just as foolish family men cannot see how the time they have left to live is diminishing with every passing day.”
What the purport teaches
- As the water gradually decreases, unaware fish may become stranded on lakeshores and riverbanks.
- Similarly, people infatuated with family life fail to notice that their remaining lifespan decreases every day.
- By failing to perfect their Kṛṣṇa consciousness, they remain stranded in the cycle of birth and death.
Try this today
Give five minutes today to a practice of Kṛṣṇa consciousness that you have been postponing.
Ask yourself
What are you postponing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness as your remaining time decreases?
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.