Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.40
Mukti· LiberationComfort Comes Under the Supreme Will
“Sometimes I lie on the surface of the earth, sometimes on leaves, grass or stone, sometimes on a pile of ashes, or sometimes, by the will of others, in a palace on a first-class bed with pillows.”
What the purport teaches
- The learned brāhmaṇa describes resting places ranging from bare earth to a first-class bed in a palace. The purport explains that these differences indicate different types of births.
- Such facilities do not come simply at the living entity’s wish. They come by the supreme will or the arrangement of māyā.
- According to material desires, the living entity receives different bodies from material nature under the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord, situated in everyone’s heart, directs these wanderings.
Try this today
Before resting today, pause to remember that bodily comforts do not come merely by your own wish.
Ask yourself
Do I assume that comfort is entirely under my own control?
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.