Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.40.11
Ūti· What drives us to actMaterial Qualities Entangle All Conditioned Beings
“Goodness, passion and ignorance, the qualities of Your material nature, entangle all conditioned living beings, from Brahmā down to the nonmoving creatures.”
What the purport teaches
- Goodness, passion and ignorance are the qualities of the Lord’s material nature.
- These qualities entangle all conditioned living beings.
- This entanglement extends from Brahmā down to the nonmoving creatures.
Try this today
Pause today to notice one influence of goodness, passion or ignorance on your actions.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that all conditioned beings are entangled help me see my own condition more humbly?
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.