Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.5.19
Nirodha· Winding upUse Irreplaceable Time for Spiritual Realization
“[Nārada Muni had spoken of a physical object made of sharp blades and thunderbolts. The Haryaśvas understood this allegory as follows.] Eternal time moves very sharply, as if made of razors and thunderbolts. Uninterrupted and fully independent, it drives the activities of the entire world. If one does not try to study the eternal element of time, what benefit can he derive from performing temporary material activities?”
What the purport teaches
- Eternal time moves uninterruptedly and drives the activities of the entire world. Like a sharp razor, it calls for careful handling of one’s lifetime.
- Even a moment of life cannot be bought back with millions of dollars. Wasting time without understanding life’s goal is therefore a great loss.
- One’s present life span is not the whole of existence; time is eternal. One should carefully use this lifetime for spiritual realization, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Reserve ten minutes today for studying Kṛṣṇa consciousness instead of an activity that merely wastes time.
Ask yourself
How would remembering that no moment returns change the way I use 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.