Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.59
Mukti· LiberationPure Devotion Is Not Diverted
“Understand that I enticed you with benedictions just to prove that you would not be deceived. The intelligence of My unalloyed devotees is never diverted by material blessings.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord explains why He offered enticing benedictions: to prove that His devotee would not be deceived.
- Material blessings never divert the intelligence of the Lord’s unalloyed devotees.
- Their devotion remains exclusively directed toward the Lord. Blessings do not turn their attention away from Him.
Try this today
Before asking for a material blessing today, pray that nothing you receive will divert you from the Lord’s service.
Ask yourself
Could receiving what I want distract me from devotion to the Lord?
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.