Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.9.33
Mukti· LiberationHearing Spiritual Wisdom Frees the Mind
“O Uddhava, hearing the words of the avadhūta, the saintly King Yadu, who is the forefather of our own ancestors, became free from all material attachment, and thus his mind was evenly fixed on the spiritual platform.”
What the purport teaches
- By hearing the avadhūta’s words, saintly King Yadu became free from all material attachment. His mind became evenly fixed on the spiritual platform.
- The Lord praises His own dynasty, Yadu-vaṁśa, because many great self-realized kings appeared in it. King Yadu was a forefather of the Lord’s own ancestors.
- Dattātreya, in the form of an avadhūta brāhmaṇa, enlightened King Yadu. He taught the King to fix his consciousness on the spiritual platform of detachment by observing God’s creation.
Try this today
Spend two quiet minutes observing something in God’s creation, and reflect on how it can remind you to become less materially attached.
Ask yourself
How might thoughtful attention to God’s creation help loosen one of my material attachments?
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.