Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.1.22
Mukti· LiberationSeek Guidance to Cleanse the Heart
“The fortunate King Parīkṣit, inquiring further, said: O brāhmaṇa, please describe in full detail how and where the mind has to be applied and how the conception can be fixed so that the dirty things in a person’s mind can be removed.”
What the purport teaches
- Impurities in the heart are the root cause of the conditioned soul’s troubles. Instead of serving the Supreme Lord’s will, one serves invented desires that create further problems and repeated birth and death.
- These impurities can be removed only through association with the Supreme Lord. Contemplating His virāṭ-rūpa offers those unable to accept His personal form an indirect association that can gradually lead to personal contact.
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit was already directly connected with Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He asked how to apply the mind for the benefit of others who could not yet conceive of the Lord’s eternal personal form.
Try this today
Write down one question about how to direct your mind toward the Lord, with the intention of seeking guidance.
Ask yourself
Which of my desires is creating new problems rather than helping me serve the Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.