Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.8.39
Āśraya· The supreme shelterAccept Mercy and Take Shelter
“With devotion I accept the great benefit that the Lord has bestowed upon me. Having given up my sinful desires for ordinary sense gratification, I now take shelter of Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Piṅgalā accepts with devotion the great benefit the Lord has bestowed upon her.
- She gives up her sinful desires for ordinary sense gratification.
- Her response is to take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Gratitude leads her to a clear devotional choice.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer of gratitude and ask the Lord for shelter from one desire for sense gratification.
Ask yourself
How can my gratitude for the Lord's help become a choice to take shelter of Him?
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.