Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.58
Mukti· LiberationThe Soul Hidden Within the Body
“The five stores are the five working sensory organs. They transact their business through the combined forces of the five elements, which are eternal. Behind all this activity is the soul. The soul is a person and an enjoyer in reality. However, because he is now hidden within the city of the body, he is devoid of knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- The five stores represent the five working sensory organs. The body is formed from earth, water, fire, air and ether.
- The living entity works from within the body but appears hidden because of bewilderment by material energy. Ignorance makes the bodily conception of life prominent.
- Material nature and the living entity are both beginningless. Their contact produces various manifestations through the interaction of the three modes of material nature.
Try this today
Pause once today and reflect: “The body is formed from material elements; I am the living entity working within it.”
Ask yourself
When do I think of myself only in terms of my body?
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.