Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.40.24
Ūti· What drives us to actRecognizing Dreamlike Attachments
“I too am deluded in this way, O almighty Lord, foolishly thinking my body, children, home, wife, money and followers to be real, though they are actually as unreal as a dream.”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer honestly admits, “I too am deluded.” It acknowledges personal bewilderment before the almighty Lord.
- The body, children, home, wife, money and followers are all included among the objects of attachment.
- These are described as unreal as a dream, though the deluded person foolishly takes them to be real.
Try this today
Choose one possession you rely on and acknowledge before the Lord that it is as dreamlike as the verse describes.
Ask yourself
Which dreamlike attachment do I treat as a lasting source of security?
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.