Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.24.12
Sthāna· The universe in orderMercy Beyond the Heavenly Worlds
“Heaven was established as the residence of the demigods, Bhuvarloka as that of the ghostly spirits, and the earth system as the place of human beings and other mortal creatures. Those mystics who strive for liberation are promoted beyond these three divisions.”
What the purport teaches
- Heaven is the residence of the demigods, Bhuvarloka of ghostly spirits, and earth of human beings and other mortal creatures.
- Indraloka and Candraloka offer heavenly enjoyment to pious fruitive workers. Satyaloka, Maharloka, Janoloka and Tapoloka are for those most perfectly endeavoring for liberation.
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu is inconceivably merciful. He promotes even the most fallen victims of Kali-yuga beyond these planets and Vaikuṇṭha to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s supreme planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Take a moment today to reflect with gratitude on Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy toward the most fallen.
Ask yourself
What hope does Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy offer me beyond the desire for heavenly enjoyment?
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.