Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.81.40
Mukti· LiberationMeditation on the Lord Cuts Attachment
“Thus seeing how the unconquerable Supreme Lord is nonetheless conquered by His own servants, the Lord’s dear brāhmaṇa friend felt the remaining knots of material attachment within his heart being cut by the force of his constant meditation on the Lord. In a short time he attained Lord Kṛṣṇa’s supreme abode, the destination of great saints.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudāmā saw that the unconquerable Supreme Lord is conquered by His own servants. Constant meditation on the Lord cut the remaining knots of material attachment in his heart.
- Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī explains that Sudāmā’s last trace of illusion was subtle pride in being a renounced brāhmaṇa. Contemplating the Supreme Lord’s submission to His devotees destroyed even this trace.
- Beyond his earthly fortune, Sudāmā received the treasure of attaining Lord Kṛṣṇa’s supreme abode. He reached this destination of great saints in a short time.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute contemplating how the unconquerable Supreme Lord allows Himself to be conquered by His servants.
Ask yourself
Do I notice subtle pride in my spiritual efforts, and how might contemplating the Lord’s submission to His devotees soften it?
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.