Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.5
Mukti· LiberationReject Devastation’s Causes and Cleanse the Heart
“My dear Vidura, I have summarily explained the causes of devastation. One who hears this description three times attains piety and washes the sinful contamination from his soul.”
What the purport teaches
- Creation takes place on the basis of goodness, while devastation takes place because of irreligion. Cheating, greed, anger, envy and harsh speech are among the signs of devastation.
- The translation states that hearing this description three times brings piety and washes away sinful contamination. The purport explains piety as the process of cleansing the heart.
- Learning to reject these causes of devastation makes attaining Kṛṣṇa consciousness easier. The path of liberation saves one from the repeated suffering of birth and death.
Try this today
Read this description aloud three times, listening carefully and identifying one harmful tendency to reject.
Ask yourself
Which cause of devastation can I begin rejecting more firmly today?
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.