Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.6
Nirodha· Winding upObserve Time and Surrender to the Lord
“Since the material body is sure to be vanquished and the duration of one’s life is not fixed, neither death nor life is to be praised. Rather, one should observe the eternal time factor, in which the living entity manifests himself and disappears.”
What the purport teaches
- The body is sure to perish, and its duration of life is uncertain. One should neither praise death nor try to preserve material life perpetually for enjoyment.
- One should observe eternal time, under whose control material bodies appear and disappear. Living entities remain entangled in birth and death, life after life.
- Time is the impersonal representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He gives conditioned living entities the opportunity to escape material nature by surrendering to Him.
Try this today
Notice one change caused by time today, then offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Does awareness of passing time encourage me to surrender 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.