Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.58
Mukti· LiberationA Pure Mind Resists Material Desire
“The Supreme Lord said: O emperor, great ruler, your mind is pure and potent. Though I enticed You with benedictions, your mind was not overcome by material desires.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord praises the emperor’s mind as pure and potent.
- The Lord had enticed him with benedictions, giving material desires an opportunity to arise.
- Yet his mind was not overcome by those desires. The Lord recognizes this steadiness as a sign of purity and strength.
Try this today
When one tempting offer arises today, pause and observe whether material desire is taking over your mind.
Ask yourself
When an attractive material opportunity appears, how steady does my mind remain?
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.