Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.23.41
Mukti· LiberationRemain Steady in Devotional Service
“Even while being insulted by these low-class men who were trying to effect his downfall, he remained steady in his spiritual duties. Fixing his resolution in the mode of goodness, he began to chant the following song.”
What the purport teaches
- Although others insulted him and tried to cause his downfall, the brāhmaṇa remained steady in his spiritual duties and began to sing.
- Determination in goodness is sustained by steadfast yoga practice and controls the mind, life and activities of the senses.
- Devotees remain tolerant when attacks or mockery disturb their service to the Supreme Lord. Sobriety includes tolerating the urges of speech, mind, anger, tongue, belly and genitals.
Try this today
When an urge to speak angrily arises today, pause rather than follow it, and return to your devotional duty.
Ask yourself
Which urge most often disturbs my steadiness in devotional service?
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.