Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.8.15
Ūti· What drives us to actTransfer Attachment to the Lord's Service
“If Bharata Mahārāja sometimes could not see the deer, his mind would be very agitated. He would become like a miser, who, having obtained some riches, had lost them and had then become very unhappy. When the deer was gone, he would be filled with anxiety and would lament due to separation. Thus he would become illusioned and speak as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- When Bharata Mahārāja could not see the deer, he became agitated like someone who had lost money or gold.
- Attachment can be transferred. If it is transferred to the Lord's service, we make spiritual progress.
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī prayed for natural attraction to the Lord's service. Attachment diverted toward material things instead causes a fall from the spiritual platform.
Try this today
Use a few minutes today for the Lord's service that you would otherwise spend dwelling on a material attachment.
Ask yourself
Where could you redirect some of your strong affection toward the Lord's service?
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.