Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.33
Sthāna· The universe in orderHarmony Comes From Keeping Kṛṣṇa Central
“In the Vaikuṇṭha world there is complete harmony between the residents and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as there is complete harmony within space between the big and the small skies. Why then is there a seed of fear in this field of harmony? These two persons are dressed like inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha, but wherefrom can their disharmony come into existence?”
What the purport teaches
- Living entities are eternal parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, meant to satisfy His senses. Their oneness with Him is in quality; a part never becomes equal to the whole.
- Vaikuṇṭha means harmony between the Lord and the living entities, while māyā means disharmony. In Vaikuṇṭha, united interests leave no cause for fear or enmity.
- Real religion means devotional service, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness: recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Lord and supreme enjoyer, and acting accordingly. Keeping Him at the center can bring Vaikuṇṭha harmony even here.
Try this today
In one shared act of devotional service today, put pleasing Kṛṣṇa ahead of having your own preference followed.
Ask yourself
How could keeping Kṛṣṇa at the center change the way you cooperate with others?
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.