Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.2.58
Mukti· LiberationSeek the Eternal Lord, Not Bodily Ownership
“Hiraṇyakaśipu said: While Yamarāja, in the form of a small boy, was instructing all the relatives surrounding the dead body of Suyajña, everyone was struck with wonder by his philosophical words. They could understand that everything material is temporary, not continuing to exist.”
What the purport teaches
- The body is perishable, but the soul within it is imperishable. Human life should be used to understand the soul, not merely to maintain the body.
- Another human body is not guaranteed. Everyone should seek to understand where the soul can attain an eternal, blissful life of knowledge.
- Janārdana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is eternal, while the material world is temporary. Rather than thinking “I am this body” and “everything is mine,” we should seek His association by going back home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Spend five minutes rereading this purport, focusing on the goal of attaining Janārdana’s association.
Ask yourself
How much of my attention goes toward the eternal soul rather than temporary bodily possessions?
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.