Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.10.39
Mukti· LiberationPractice Thinking of the Lord
“Not only Śiśupāla and Dantavakra but also many, many other kings who acted as enemies of Kṛṣṇa attained salvation at the time of death. Because they thought of the Lord, they received spiritual bodies and forms the same as His, just as worms captured by a black drone obtain the same type of body as the drone.”
What the purport teaches
- Real yogīs always meditate on the form of Viṣṇu within their hearts. Thinking of Him at death, they attain Vaikuṇṭhaloka and receive bodily features like His.
- One who practices thinking of Viṣṇu and is fully absorbed in Him at death returns home, back to Godhead.
- Even enemies of Kṛṣṇa who thought of Him in fear, such as King Kaṁsa, received spiritual bodies similar to the Lord’s.
Try this today
Take one quiet minute today to meditate on the form of Viṣṇu within your heart.
Ask yourself
What daily opportunity could help me practice remembering 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.