Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.15.18
Mukti· LiberationFreedom From the Six Material Disturbances
“A human being who concentrates on Me as the upholder of religious principles, the personification of purity and the Lord of Śvetadvīpa obtains the pure existence in which he is freed from the six waves of material disturbance, namely hunger, thirst, decay, death, grief and illusion.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord begins explaining the ten secondary mystic perfections derived from the modes of nature.
- Lord Viṣṇu, the Lord of Śvetadvīpa, governs the material mode of goodness. He is described as the personification of purity and piety.
- Worshiping Him in this way grants freedom from hunger, thirst, decay, death, grief and illusion. The purport identifies this freedom as a material benediction.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute remembering Lord Viṣṇu as the personification of purity and the upholder of religious principles.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing bodily relief as a material benediction clarify what I seek in worship?
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.