Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.5.30
Sarga· CreationPurify the Senses by Serving Their Master
“From the mode of goodness the mind is generated and becomes manifest, as also the ten demigods controlling the bodily movements. Such demigods are known as the controller of directions, the controller of air, the sun-god, the father of Dakṣa Prajāpati, the Aśvinī-kumāras, the fire-god, the King of heaven, the worshipable deity in heaven, the chief of the Ādityas, and Brahmājī, the Prajāpati. All come into existence.”
What the purport teaches
- The mind and the ten demigods controlling bodily movements arise from the mode of goodness. Human civilization is meant for purifying the senses, not increasing artificial sensory needs.
- The Supreme Lord is Hṛṣīkeśa, the master of the senses. Conditioned living entities follow the dictation of their senses, but the Lord is never their servant.
- Devotees neither deny the Lord's spiritual senses nor artificially stop their own senses. They engage purified senses in His service, as Arjuna did by acting according to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's desire.
Try this today
Set aside one unnecessary purchase today, and spend a few minutes reading this teaching with the intention of satisfying the Lord.
Ask yourself
Which of my sensory demands could I simplify so that satisfying the Lord becomes more important?
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.