Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.4.23
Mukti· LiberationTranscendental Knowledge Can Pacify Grief
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing from Uddhava all about the annihilation of his friends and relatives, the learned Vidura pacified his overwhelming bereavement by dint of his transcendental knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- News of the loss of friends and relatives and the Lord’s departure brought Vidura into bereavement. His advanced transcendental knowledge enabled him to pacify himself.
- Grief over the loss of loved ones is not astonishing because of our long association with bodily relationships. The purport teaches that higher, transcendental knowledge can subdue such grief.
- Through his association with Uddhava and their talks about Kṛṣṇa, Vidura became further advanced in knowledge.
Try this today
Set aside five quiet minutes to reread this passage, allowing its teaching to support you without demanding that grief disappear immediately.
Ask yourself
How might hearing about Kṛṣṇa from a devotee help me face sorrow?
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.