Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.9.29
Visarga· Brahmā's creationServe as an Instrument Without Pride
“Please tell me so that I may be taught in the matter by the instruction of the Personality of Godhead and may thus act instrumentally to generate living entities, without being conditioned by such activities.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmājī seeks the Lord’s instruction so that he can act as His instrument without becoming bound by his work. He does not want to depend on personal speculation.
- Being an instrument of the Lord’s direct will is the living entity’s natural position. Being controlled by His illusory energy is material bondage.
- The Lord directly guides pure devotees constantly engaged in loving service. Such devotees progress toward Godhead without becoming proud, and Brahmā asks to be protected from that pride.
Try this today
Before one task today, pause and pray to act as the Lord’s instrument rather than claim independent credit.
Ask yourself
Where might pride in my own knowledge keep me from receiving the Lord’s instruction?
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.