Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.10.9
Mukti· LiberationMeditation Beyond Awareness of the World
“Because Mārkaṇḍeya’s material mind had stopped functioning, the sage failed to notice that Lord Śiva and his wife, the controllers of the universe, had personally come to see him. Mārkaṇḍeya was so absorbed in meditation that he was unaware of either himself or the external world.”
What the purport teaches
- Mārkaṇḍeya’s material mind had stopped functioning during his meditation.
- He did not notice that Lord Śiva and his wife, the controllers of the universe, had personally come to see him.
- His absorption was so deep that he was unaware of either himself or the external world.
Try this today
Put away one source of distraction during a short period of meditation today.
Ask yourself
What distractions most often pull my attention away from meditation?
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.