Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.12.15
Mukti· LiberationSeek Spiritual Reality Beyond the Temporary
“Śrīla Dhruva Mahārāja realized that this cosmic manifestation bewilders living entities like a dream or phantasmagoria because it is a creation of the illusory, external energy of the Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Dhruva Mahārāja understood that the cosmic manifestation bewilders living entities like a dream. It is a creation of the Supreme Lord's illusory, external energy.
- A self-realized devotee knows that the material manifestation is temporary, although it appears to be lasting truth. The purport compares it to imagined cities and things seen in dreams.
- Behind this shadow creation is the reality of the spiritual world. Realization of the supreme truth turns a devotee's interest away from the temporary shadow.
Try this today
Pause over one material desire today and reflect: “This is temporary; my interest is in spiritual reality.”
Ask yourself
What temporary attraction am I treating as though it could give lasting fulfillment?
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.