Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.2.33
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionPast Devotion Opens an Opportunity to Chant
“Were it not for my past devotional service, how could I, a most unclean keeper of a prostitute, have gotten an opportunity to chant the holy name of Vaikuṇṭhapati when I was just ready to die? Certainly it could not have been possible.”
What the purport teaches
- Vaikuṇṭhapati means “the master of the spiritual world.” This name is not different from the name Vaikuṇṭha.
- Ajāmila was now a realized soul and understood the value of his past devotional service.
- He recognized that those past spiritual activities had given him the opportunity to chant Vaikuṇṭhapati's holy name in his horrible condition at death.
Try this today
Chant the holy name Vaikuṇṭhapati today, remembering its meaning: “the master of the spiritual world.”
Ask yourself
Do I value the opportunity to chant the Lord's holy name now?
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.