Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.5
Mukti· LiberationComplete Shelter in Vāsudeva
“Brahmā spoke to his sons after generating them. “My dear sons,” he said, “now generate progeny.” But due to their being attached to Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they aimed at liberation, and therefore they expressed their unwillingness.”
What the purport teaches
- The Kumāras declined Brahmā’s request to generate progeny because they were attached to Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and aimed at liberation.
- The purport warns those serious about release from material bondage against entanglement in family bondage.
- One who has taken absolute shelter of the Lord and is fully engaged in His devotional service is no longer a debtor or servant of others. Thus the Kumāras were not wrong to refuse their father’s request.
Try this today
Reserve a few minutes today for undistracted devotional service to Vāsudeva.
Ask yourself
How deeply is my spiritual life rooted in attachment to Vāsudeva?
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.