Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.14.46
Ūti· What drives us to actDevotional Service Can Deliver Anyone
“After his [Niṣāda’s] birth, he immediately took charge of all the resultant actions of King Vena’s sinful activities. As such, this Naiṣāda class are always engaged in sinful activities like stealing, plundering and hunting. Consequently they are only allowed to live in the hills and forests.”
What the purport teaches
- At birth, Niṣāda took upon himself the results of King Vena’s sinful activities. The translation describes his descendants as engaged in stealing, plundering and hunting, and restricted to living in hills and forests.
- The purport emphasizes that even those described as sinful can reach the topmost Vaiṣṇava platform by the mercy of a pure devotee. No one is excluded from this possibility of deliverance.
- Loving devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, can free anyone from contamination. By taking shelter of Him, everyone can become fit to return home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, asking for shelter and help in engaging in His devotional service.
Ask yourself
How does the possibility of deliverance through devotional service change my view of myself and others?
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.