Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.63
Nirodha· Winding upBecome a Well-Wisher and Come to Kṛṣṇa
“O King, in your very next life you will become an excellent brāhmaṇa, the greatest well-wisher of all creatures, and certainly come to Me alone.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa promises that in his very next life the King will become an excellent brāhmaṇa, the greatest well-wisher of all creatures, and come to Him alone.
- One attains peace by understanding Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to be the well-wishing friend of all living beings.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pure devotees work together to rescue fallen souls from the ocean of illusion. The purport identifies this as the real purpose of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer for another person's spiritual well-being, remembering that Kṛṣṇa is their well-wishing friend.
Ask yourself
How might remembering Kṛṣṇa as everyone's well-wishing friend change my attitude toward others?
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.