Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.74
Mukti· LiberationUse Human Life for Liberation
“The doors of liberation are opened wide to one who has achieved human life. But if a human being simply devotes himself to family life like the foolish bird in this story, then he is to be considered as one who has climbed to a high place only to trip and fall down.”
What the purport teaches
- Achieving human life opens the doors of liberation wide.
- A human being who devotes himself only to family life repeats the foolish bird’s mistake.
- Such a person is compared to someone who climbs to a high place only to trip and fall down.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today for devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, rather than allowing family affairs to occupy the whole day.
Ask yourself
Am I using the opportunity of human life for its spiritual goal, or only for family affairs?
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.