Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.52.2
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesChoose Conditions That Support Spiritual Advancement
“Seeing that the size of all the human beings, animals, trees and plants was severely reduced, and thus realizing that the Age of Kali was at hand, Mucukunda left for the north.”
What the purport teaches
- Mucukunda saw the greatly reduced size of human beings, animals, trees and plants. He understood that the Age of Kali was at hand.
- The purport explains that smallness, poverty, wickedness and distress are among the meanings of kṣullaka. These describe the diminished conditions of life in this age.
- In Vedic culture, going north indicates leaving ordinary comforts for the Himālayan Mountains. Their quiet hermitages are suitable for austerity and meditation aimed at spiritual advancement.
Try this today
Set aside one optional comfort today and spend five minutes in a quiet place for spiritual reflection.
Ask yourself
Which ordinary comfort most often distracts me from spiritual practice?
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.