Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.49
Mukti· LiberationRemain Peaceful and Firm in Devotion
“You, Dāruka, should be firmly situated in devotion to Me, remaining fixed in spiritual knowledge and unattached to material considerations. Understanding these pastimes to be a display of My illusory potency, you should remain peaceful.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa directs Dāruka to remain firmly situated in devotion to Him, fixed in spiritual knowledge and unattached to material considerations.
- Dāruka should understand these pastimes as a display of the Lord’s illusory potency and remain peaceful.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that Dāruka is an eternally liberated associate of Lord Kṛṣṇa who descended from Vaikuṇṭha. Even if others are bewildered, he should remain peaceful and fixed in spiritual knowledge.
Try this today
Pause for a quiet moment, remember Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and choose one small act of devotion rather than dwelling on a material worry.
Ask yourself
What material consideration is disturbing 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.