Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.23.53
Mukti· LiberationUse Human Life for Spiritual Advancement
“Until now we have simply wasted so much of our time in sense gratification, neglecting to cultivate knowledge of the Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Human life is not meant to be wasted in sense gratification while neglecting knowledge of the Supreme Lord.
- Eating, sleeping, fearing and mating occupy animal life. Human beings have bodily needs, but these should be met according to a regulative principle.
- Devahūti recognizes that their extraordinary material enjoyments have served sense gratification. She now asks for something that will help her advance spiritually.
Try this today
Replace five minutes of optional sense enjoyment today with studying spiritual knowledge.
Ask yourself
What part of my day could I use to cultivate knowledge of the Supreme Lord?
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.