Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.27
Ūti· What drives us to actShelter in God Relieves Anxiety
“My dear lotus-eyed, who are those eleven strong bodyguards with you, and who are those ten specific servants? Who are those women following the ten servants, and who is the snake that is preceding you?”
What the purport teaches
- The five working senses and five knowledge-gathering senses serve the mind. Together, the mind and ten senses form the eleven bodyguards.
- The mind works under intelligence, and innumerable desires arise through the senses. All depend on the vital life force, represented by the snake.
- This collection of senses and desires creates many sources of anxiety. Surrendering to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and entrusting one’s affairs to Him frees one from such anxiety.
Try this today
Take one minute today to pray for shelter and entrust one specific anxiety to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Which desire is troubling me, and how might taking shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead change my response?
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.