Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.16
Ūti· What drives us to actDo Not Waste Rare Human Life
“By good fortune a soul may obtain a healthy human life — an opportunity rarely achieved. But if he is nonetheless deluded about what is best for him, O Lord, Your illusory Māyā will cause him to waste his entire life.”
What the purport teaches
- A healthy human life is a rarely achieved opportunity, obtained by good fortune.
- Even with this opportunity, a person may remain deluded about what is truly best for him.
- If that confusion continues, the Lord's illusory Māyā causes the entire span of life to be wasted.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to reflect on this verse rather than spending that time on a distraction.
Ask yourself
Am I using my human opportunity for what is truly best for me?
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.