Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.29
Mukti· LiberationFind Peace in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“Although all people within the material world are burning in the great forest fire of lust and greed, you remain free and are not burned by that fire. You are just like an elephant who takes shelter from a forest fire by standing within the water of the Ganges River.”
What the purport teaches
- Lust and greed burn like a forest fire and prevent the mind from becoming completely peaceful.
- Though fully capable of material enjoyment, the young brāhmaṇa remained unaffected by lust. This freedom is called mukti, or liberation.
- Like an elephant sheltered in the cooling Ganges, one who enters the cooling waves of transcendental bliss becomes peaceful. Kṛṣṇa consciousness is our real, eternal consciousness.
Try this today
When a greedy desire arises today, pause and spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa rather than immediately acting on it.
Ask yourself
Where do I seek relief when desire and greed disturb my mind?
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.