Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesOvercome the Enemies of Devotional Life
“Therefore let us consider how these two contaminated persons should be punished. The punishment should be apt, for thus benefit can eventually be bestowed upon them. Since they find duality in the existence of Vaikuṇṭha life, they are contaminated and should be removed from this place to the material world, where the living entities have three kinds of enemies.”
What the purport teaches
- A pure living entity is in harmony with the Supreme Lord’s desires. The sages intended a fitting punishment that would eventually benefit the doormen.
- Desire, anger and lust keep living entities in material existence. We should not become angry when sense gratification is denied or seek more than we need.
- We should learn Bhagavad-gītā and accept Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as the Lord of everything. Training in satisfying His senses rather than our own prepares us to enter Vaikuṇṭha.
Try this today
Set aside one unnecessary acquisition today and use that time to study Bhagavad-gītā.
Ask yourself
Which unnecessary desire most often draws your attention away from serving Kṛṣṇa?
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.