Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.13.9
Ūti· What drives us to actAwaken Through the Lord’s Holy Name
“The conditioned soul in the material forest is sometimes swallowed by a python or crushed. At such a time he is left lying in the forest like a dead person, devoid of consciousness and knowledge. Sometimes other poisonous snakes bite him. Being blind to his consciousness, he falls down into a dark well of hellish life with no hope of being rescued.”
What the purport teaches
- The conditioned soul is sleeping on the lap of the illusory energy. This sleep means being without knowledge of spiritual life.
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu offers the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra as medicine to awaken living beings from this sleep.
- Human life gives us an opportunity to wake up and seek spiritual knowledge. Under the spell of illusion and time, pure consciousness is lost.
Try this today
Set aside two minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra attentively.
Ask yourself
Where do I notice forgetfulness of spiritual life in my daily routine?
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.