Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.54
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionFreedom From Attachment Is Mercy
“My Lord, I think You have shown me mercy, since my attachment to my kingdom has spontaneously ceased. Such freedom is prayed for by saintly rulers of vast empires who desire to enter the forest for a life of solitude.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker sees the spontaneous ending of attachment to his kingdom as the Lord’s mercy.
- Even saintly rulers of vast empires pray for such freedom from attachment.
- These rulers desire to enter the forest for a life of solitude. Possessing a great kingdom does not remove their longing to leave attachment behind.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer asking the Lord for freedom from one attachment you find difficult to release.
Ask yourself
Can I recognize a lessening of attachment as the Lord’s mercy?
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.