Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.23
Ūti· What drives us to actHear About the Lord’s Spiritual Abode
“It is very much regrettable that unfortunate people do not discuss the description of the Vaikuṇṭha planets but engage in topics which are unworthy to hear and which bewilder one’s intelligence. Those who give up the topics of Vaikuṇṭha and take to talk of the material world are thrown into the darkest region of ignorance.”
What the purport teaches
- The spiritual world has transcendental variety; it is not empty or without personal activities. Material variety is a distorted reflection of spiritual variety.
- Those who discuss and try to understand Vaikuṇṭha are fortunate. Its variety is described in relation to the Lord’s transcendental pastimes.
- People often give their attention to politics and economic development while neglecting the Lord’s abode and activities. Interest in returning to Godhead turns attention toward understanding the spiritual world.
Try this today
Replace five minutes of worldly discussion today with reading and discussing this verse’s teaching about Vaikuṇṭha.
Ask yourself
Which conversations help me understand the Lord’s abode, and which leave my intelligence bewildered?
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.