Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.23.41
Ūti· What drives us to actSpiritual Standing Does Not Prevent Bewilderment
“The illusory potency of the Supreme Lord certainly bewilders even the great mystics, what to speak of us. As brāhmaṇas we are supposed to be the spiritual masters of all classes of men, yet we have been bewildered about our own real interest.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord’s illusory potency can bewilder even great mystics.
- The brāhmaṇas acknowledged that they too had been bewildered, although they were supposed to be spiritual masters of society.
- Their bewilderment concerned their own real interest. Their position as teachers had not protected them from this confusion.
Try this today
Take a quiet minute to examine whether one priority today supports your real spiritual interest.
Ask yourself
Where might confidence in my knowledge keep me from noticing spiritual confusion?
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.