Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.26
Mukti· LiberationGive Up Possessiveness, Give Kṛṣṇa Your Heart
“By your great fortune you have left your sons, husbands, bodily comforts, relatives and homes in favor of the supreme male, who is known as Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs chose Kṛṣṇa, the supreme male, over possessiveness toward family, homes and bodily comforts.
- They remained in Vṛndāvana with their families. Their renunciation was the complete abandonment of the egoistical sense of possession, not simply leaving their houses.
- Rather than trying to enjoy these relationships for themselves, they gave their whole heart and mind to the Supreme Lord. Following their example, we should love Him with all our heart, soul and might.
Try this today
Notice one thought of “this is mine” today, and pause to renew your wish to give your heart and mind to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Where could you loosen your sense of possession while giving more of your heart to Kṛṣṇa?
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.