Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.38.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRecognize the Obstacle of Sense Gratification
“Since I am a materialistic person absorbed simply in sense gratification, I think it is as difficult for me to have gotten this opportunity to see Lord Uttamaḥśloka as it would be for one born a śūdra to be allowed to recite the Vedic mantras.”
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra considered himself a materialistic person absorbed in sense gratification.
- He therefore thought the opportunity to see Lord Uttamaḥśloka was very difficult for him to obtain.
- He compared its rarity to someone born a śūdra being allowed to recite the Vedic mantras.
Try this today
Pause one distracting pleasure today and use that moment to reflect humbly on Lord Uttamaḥśloka.
Ask yourself
Which attachment to sense gratification distracts you from turning toward the Lord?
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.