Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.46
Mukti· LiberationConsciousness Shapes Our Future
“Obsessed with hatred of Lord Kṛṣṇa throughout three lifetimes, Śiśupāla attained the Lord’s transcendental nature. Indeed, one’s consciousness determines one’s future birth.”
What the purport teaches
- Śiśupāla was absorbed in hatred of Lord Kṛṣṇa throughout three lifetimes and attained the Lord’s transcendental nature. The translation teaches that consciousness determines one’s future birth.
- Śiśupāla and Dantavakra were originally Jaya and Vijaya, gatekeepers in Vaikuṇṭha. Cursed to take three demonic births, they remained absorbed in enmity toward the Lord and were slain by Him in each birth.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Śiśupāla never ceased thinking of Kṛṣṇa. He attained sāyujya-mukti and was finally reinstated in his original position of personal service.
Try this today
Set aside one minute today to think of Kṛṣṇa with a sincere desire to serve Him.
Ask yourself
What thoughts am I nourishing each day, and how can I turn them toward serving Kṛṣṇa?
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.