Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.2.18
Mukti· LiberationBeyond Temporary Pleasure to the Lord’s Abode
“King Bharata rejected this material world, considering all types of material pleasure temporary and useless. Leaving his beautiful young wife and family, he worshiped Lord Hari by severe austerities and attained the abode of the Lord after three lifetimes.”
What the purport teaches
- King Bharata considered all kinds of material pleasure temporary and useless. He rejected worldly life, leaving his beautiful young wife and family.
- He worshiped Lord Hari through severe austerities and attained the Lord’s abode after three lifetimes.
- Those three lives were as a king, as a deer, and as an exalted paramahaṁsa devotee of the Lord.
Try this today
Set aside one optional material pleasure today and use that time to worship Lord Hari.
Ask yourself
Which temporary pleasure most distracts me from worshiping the Lord?
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.