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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.23.35

Mukti· Liberation

Embracing Kṛṣṇa Within the Heart

“One of the ladies had been forcibly kept back by her husband. When she heard the others describe the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, she embraced Him within her heart and gave up her material body, the basis of bondage to material activity.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.23.35, translation

What the purport teaches

  • One lady was forcibly kept back by her husband. She heard the others describe the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.
  • Especially devoted to Kṛṣṇa, she embraced Him within her heart and gave up her material body, the basis of bondage to material activity.
  • The purport explains that she immediately attained a spiritual body and left the sacrificial arena to join the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Try this today

Read this description slowly, then spend a quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa within your heart.

Ask yourself

How can I remember Kṛṣṇa inwardly when circumstances limit what I can do outwardly?

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.

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