Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.21
Ūti· What drives us to actKṛṣṇa’s Abode Is Beyond Falling
“When the results of their pious activities are exhausted, they fall down by higher arrangement and again come back to this planet, just as any person raised to a high position sometimes all of a sudden falls.”
What the purport teaches
- When the results of pious activities are exhausted, enjoyment in higher planets ends. By higher arrangement, one helplessly returns to this planet.
- Even elevation to Brahmaloka does not prevent a return. Material advancement can end suddenly, like the loss of a high government position.
- A devotee who reaches the spiritual kingdom does not fall back into conditioned material existence. Kṛṣṇa confirms that anyone who attains His abode never returns.
Try this today
Take one minute to reflect on the temporary nature of a position you desire and renew your intention to pursue devotional service.
Ask yourself
Am I placing my hope in a temporary position or in attaining Kṛṣṇa’s abode?
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.