Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.2
Mukti· LiberationDedicate Time to Spiritual Austerity
“All the Pracetā princes simply stood in the water for ten thousand years and recited the prayers given to them by Lord Śiva.”
What the purport teaches
- The Pracetā princes stood in water for ten thousand years, reciting the prayers given by Lord Śiva.
- The purport explains that living in water requires suitable conditions, just as aquatic creatures have. People in those days lived for one hundred thousand years.
- Such austerity was possible in Satya-yuga, though impossible in this age. Giving ten thousand years of that long life to austerity could assure success in their future life.
Try this today
Set aside five quiet minutes today to recite a prayer, without trying to imitate the princes’ extraordinary austerity.
Ask yourself
What time am I willing to set aside for sincere prayer?
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.