Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.12.26
Nirodha· Winding upThe Lord’s Abode Is the Lasting Destination
“Dear King Dhruva, neither your forefathers nor anyone else before you ever achieved such a transcendental planet. The planet known as Viṣṇuloka, where Lord Viṣṇu personally resides, is the highest of all. It is worshipable by the inhabitants of all other planets within the universe. Please come with us and live there eternally.”
What the purport teaches
- Dhruva Mahārāja was invited to live eternally in Viṣṇuloka, where Lord Viṣṇu personally resides. This worshipable planet surpassed what his forefathers had attained.
- Even Brahmaloka is not a permanent residence. Those who reach the Lord’s supreme abode do not return to material life with its birth, death, old age and disease.
- Viṣṇuloka is especially meant for devotees. The process of bhakti-yoga, practiced by Dhruva Mahārāja, enables one to reach beyond this universe to the Lord’s abode.
Try this today
Take one minute today to reflect on the difference between temporary achievement and eternal service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that material destinations are temporary shape what I seek through devotional service?
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.