Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.1.24
Nirodha· Winding upHonor Devotees and Serve Kṛṣṇa
“Knowing fully the significance of all these events, the Supreme Lord, though capable of reversing the brāhmaṇas’ curse, did not wish to do so. Rather, in His form of time, He gladly sanctioned the events.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, fully understood these events and could have reversed the brāhmaṇas’ curse. Instead, in His form of time, He gladly sanctioned it to protect the actual principles of religion.
- Religion is meant for pleasing the Supreme Lord by obeying His laws, not for serving our own sense gratification. Kṛṣṇa comes to revive devotional service, through which living entities regain their original position as His eternal servants.
- Even birth in the Lord’s own family does not permit anyone to violate the respect due to His pure devotees. Serving Kṛṣṇa’s pure devotees is essential for spiritual advancement, and His pastimes cannot be understood in an ordinary material way.
Try this today
Offer one small act of service to a devotee today, with respect and the intention of pleasing Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching spiritual life to please Kṛṣṇa, or to make it serve my own desires?
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.