Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.5.10
Mukti· LiberationKṛṣṇa Consciousness Goes Beyond Death
“The snake-bird Takṣaka, sent by the curse of the brāhmaṇa, will not burn your true self. The agents of death will never burn such a master of the self as you, for you have already conquered all dangers on your path back to Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Takṣaka, sent by the brāhmaṇa’s curse, cannot burn the King’s true self. The King has already conquered the dangers on his path back to Godhead.
- Real death is the covering of one’s eternal Kṛṣṇa consciousness. For the soul, material illusion is like death.
- Parīkṣit Mahārāja had overcome lust, envy and fear, which threaten spiritual life. As a pure devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa returning to the spiritual sky, he was beyond death’s reach.
Try this today
When one of these dangers arises today, pause and spend a minute remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa rather than dwelling on it.
Ask yourself
Which threatens my spiritual attention most today: lust, envy or fear?
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.