Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.9.30
Mukti· LiberationPersevere in Devotion to Receive Guidance
“O Brahmā, situate yourself in penance and meditation and follow the principles of knowledge to receive My favor. By these actions you will be able to understand everything from within your heart.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord directs Brahmā to practice penance, meditation and knowledge to receive His favor. Through these, understanding would arise within his heart.
- The Lord’s mercy toward someone carrying out His entrusted work is beyond imagination. It is received through penance and perseverance in devotional service.
- Brahmā would learn through meditation where and how to arrange the planetary systems. The Lord’s guidance from within removed the need for anxiety about that task.
Try this today
Set aside a few undistracted minutes today for meditation on the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I persevere in devotional service instead of letting anxiety interrupt it?
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.