Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.39
Mukti· LiberationSee Relatives as the Lord’s Servants
“The firmly binding rope of my affection for the families of the Dāśārhas, Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas and Sātvatas — a rope You originally cast over me by Your illusory energy for the purpose of developing Your creation — is now cut off by the weapon of transcendental knowledge of the self.”
What the purport teaches
- The family members mentioned are eternal associates of Lord Kṛṣṇa and proper objects of affection. Yet Uddhava had regarded them as his personal relatives rather than simply as pure devotees.
- Influenced by the Lord’s illusory potency, Uddhava had desired the prosperity and victory of these dynasties.
- Hearing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s instructions fixed his mind exclusively upon the Lord again. He now sees these family members without mundane conceptions, as eternal servants of the Lord.
Try this today
Reread the purport and write one sentence explaining why Uddhava’s affection was purified rather than rejected.
Ask yourself
How does seeing someone in relation to the Lord differ from seeing that person only in relation to me?
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.