Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.53
Mukti· LiberationChoose Spiritual Education
“The teachers Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka instructed Prahlāda Mahārāja in the three kinds of material advancement called religion, economic development and sense gratification. Prahlāda, however, being situated above such instructions, did not like them, for such instructions are based on the duality of worldly affairs, which involve one in a materialistic way of life marked by birth, death, old age and disease.”
What the purport teaches
- Prahlāda Mahārāja did not consider materialistic education truly beneficial. Its worldly duality keeps one involved in birth, death, old age and disease.
- The principles of religion cannot be understood while remaining on the material platform. Those interested in spiritual life should follow great devotees such as Prahlāda Mahārāja and Nārada Muni.
- Prahlāda rejected education centered on mundane religion, economic development and sense gratification. Following his footsteps, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement spreads spiritual education.
Try this today
Spend five minutes today rereading this purport as a deliberate choice to receive spiritual education.
Ask yourself
What kind of education am I giving the most attention to?
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.