Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.33.20
Mukti· LiberationSpiritual Attachment Makes Renunciation Possible
“Although her position was unique from all points of view, saintly Devahūti, in spite of all her possessions, which were envied even by the ladies of the heavenly planets, gave up all such comforts. She was only sorry that her great son was separated from her.”
What the purport teaches
- Devahūti gave up comforts envied even by the ladies of the heavenly planets. She felt no sorrow over losing these possessions.
- Her sorrow was separation from her son, who was not an ordinary son but the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Material attachment can be given up when attachment develops for the Supreme Person. A taste for spiritual existence makes the materialistic way of life less attractive.
Try this today
Set aside one optional comfort briefly today and use that time to remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Am I cultivating attachment to the Supreme Person, rather than merely trying to give things up?
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.