Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.6
Mukti· LiberationLearning Joined With Peace and Restraint
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Kṛṣṇa had a certain brāhmaṇa friend [named Sudāmā] who was most learned in Vedic knowledge and detached from all sense enjoyment. Furthermore, his mind was peaceful and his senses subdued.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa had a brāhmaṇa friend named Sudāmā, who was most learned in Vedic knowledge.
- Sudāmā was detached from all sense enjoyment.
- His mind was peaceful, and his senses were subdued.
Try this today
Pause before one unnecessary sense indulgence today and choose not to pursue it.
Ask yourself
Does my spiritual learning accompany greater peace and restraint?
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.