Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.29
Mukti· LiberationDepend on the Lord’s Mercy
“The process of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very wonderful. One who is intelligent should accept that process and be satisfied with whatever comes, favorable or unfavorable, by His supreme will.”
What the purport teaches
- An intelligent person accepts the Supreme Lord’s arrangement and remains satisfied with favorable or unfavorable circumstances. Such intelligence goes beyond the bodily conception of life.
- A devotee accepts reverses as gifts of the Supreme Lord. Even in distress, the devotee sees His mercy and offers repeated obeisances with body, mind, and intellect.
- Contentment rests on dependence upon the Lord’s mercy. Nārada therefore instructed Dhruva to be satisfied in all circumstances.
Try this today
When a small difficulty arises today, offer respectful obeisances to the Lord and remember your dependence on His mercy.
Ask yourself
How could dependence on the Lord’s mercy change my response to a setback?
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.