Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.42
Ūti· What drives us to actChoose the Lord, Not Temporary Gratification
“That mortal who rejects You — his true Self, dearmost friend, and Lord — for the sake of sense objects, whose nature is just the opposite, refuses nectar and instead consumes poison.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is our true Self, dearmost friend and master. He is what is actually dear to us.
- Rejecting Him for sense objects is like refusing nectar and consuming poison. Sense objects have a nature opposite to His.
- Temporary sense gratification leads to suffering and bewilderment. Accepting it in place of the Lord makes a person pitiable.
Try this today
When one desire for temporary gratification arises today, pause and offer a prayer to your dearmost Lord instead.
Ask yourself
When do I treat temporary gratification as more dear than 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.