Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.11.27
Mukti· LiberationSeek Devotee Friendship and Attachment to God
“O my Lord, my master, I am wandering throughout this material world as a result of my fruitive activities. Therefore I simply seek friendship in the association of Your pious and enlightened devotees. My attachment to my body, wife, children and home is continuing by the spell of Your external energy, but I wish to be attached to them no longer. Let my mind, my consciousness and everything I have be attached only to You.”
What the purport teaches
- Vṛtrāsura describes himself as wandering through the material world because of his fruitive activities. He seeks friendship with the Lord’s pious and enlightened devotees.
- He recognizes that attachment to his body, wife, children and home continues under the spell of the Lord’s external energy. He prays to be free from that attachment.
- His desire is that his mind, consciousness and everything he has be attached only to the Lord. His prayer turns from material attachment toward wholehearted devotion.
Try this today
Reach out to a devotee today and ask to share a few moments of reflection on the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can friendship with devotees support my desire to become attached to the Lord?
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.