Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.9.4
Mukti· LiberationTrue Peace Comes Through Surrender
“In this world two types of people are free from all anxiety and merged in great happiness: one who is a retarded and childish fool and one who has approached the Supreme Lord, who is beyond the three modes of material nature.”
What the purport teaches
- Those who seek material sense gratification remain anxious and suffer reactions when they violate the laws of nature.
- Both an ignorant person and a devotee may appear free from ordinary material anxiety, but they are not on the same spiritual platform.
- A devotee's satisfaction rests on perfect knowledge, not ignorance. Those who surrender to Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is beyond the modes of nature, are filled with transcendental bliss.
Try this today
Take one anxiety today and offer a brief prayer to Lord Kṛṣṇa expressing your wish to surrender.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking relief through ignoring reality or through surrender to Lord Kṛṣṇa?
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.