Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.27.13
Nirodha· Winding upMake Passing Time Eternal Through Devotional Service
“O King! In Gandharvaloka there is a king named Caṇḍavega. Under him there are 360 very powerful Gandharva soldiers.”
What the purport teaches
- Caṇḍavega represents time, which passes very swiftly. His 360 soldiers represent the days of a year, carrying away our life span.
- What we call advancing in age is actually losing the days of our life. This loss happens almost imperceptibly to both men and women.
- Time spent in devotional service cannot be taken away by the sun. By giving up sense gratification and engaging in devotional service, one can gradually enter the eternal kingdom of God.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today for devotional service rather than sense gratification.
Ask yourself
How much of my day is spent on something that time cannot take away?
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.