Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.38
Ūti· What drives us to actMercy Leads Beyond Material Darkness
“There are varieties of material existence for the living entity according to the work he performs in ignorance or forgetfulness of his real identity. My dear mother, if anyone enters into that forgetfulness, he is unable to understand where his movements will end.”
What the purport teaches
- Work performed in ignorance of one's real identity produces many varieties of material existence. In that forgetfulness, one cannot understand where one's movements will end.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead comes Himself or sends His bona fide representative to help living entities become free. He also leaves scriptures such as Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
- One cannot escape the darkness of material existence by personal endeavor alone. The mercy of saintly persons, the spiritual master or Kṛṣṇa is necessary.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Bhagavad-gītā or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today, looking for one instruction to accept.
Ask yourself
Am I relying only on my own efforts, or accepting the guidance and mercy offered to me?
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.