Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.44
Mukti· LiberationAccept the Mercy of the Holy Name
“Terrified, about to die, a man collapses on his bed. Although his voice is faltering and he is hardly conscious of what he is saying, if he utters the holy name of the Supreme Lord he can be freed from the reaction of his fruitive work and achieve the supreme destination. But still people in the Age of Kali will not worship the Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Even a terrified, dying person with a faltering voice can utter the Supreme Lord's holy name.
- By uttering that name, a person can be freed from the reactions of fruitive work and attain the supreme destination.
- Yet people in Kali-yuga will not worship the Lord. The purport's horse-and-water comparison reminds us that an available opportunity can still be refused.
Try this today
Pause today and attentively utter the Supreme Lord's holy name.
Ask yourself
Am I accepting the opportunity to call upon the Lord, or putting it off?
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.