Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotional Mercy Is Open to Everyone
“There are many persons who have little opportunity to take part in discussions about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, and thus it is difficult for them to chant His infallible glories. Persons such as women, śūdras and other fallen classes always deserve the mercy of great personalities like yourself.”
What the purport teaches
- Those with little opportunity to hear and chant Hari’s glories deserve special mercy. Lacking the association of saintly persons makes devotional life difficult for them.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda gave all classes of men and women the opportunity to participate in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. No sincere person is restricted from achieving the highest perfection of self-realization.
- Kṛṣṇa’s holy name and prasādam, the sanctified remnants of His food, can purify all living beings. Whatever a person’s material situation, full surrender to Kṛṣṇa can make that person most dear to the Lord.
Try this today
Warmly invite one willing person to join you in chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name today.
Ask yourself
How can I help someone with little opportunity to hear about Kṛṣṇa feel welcome?
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.