Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.9.53
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionPleasing the Lord Ends Personal Lamentation
“My dear Prahlāda, may you live a long time. One cannot appreciate or understand Me without pleasing Me, but one who has seen or pleased Me has nothing more for which to lament for his own satisfaction.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord tells Prahlāda that one cannot appreciate or understand Him without pleasing Him.
- One cannot be happy under any circumstances unless one pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- One who has learned how to please the Supreme Lord need no longer lament over material conditions. Having seen or pleased Him, one has nothing more to lament for personal satisfaction.
Try this today
When a material worry arises today, pause and offer a prayer asking how to please the Lord.
Ask yourself
When I feel dissatisfied, do I think about how to please 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.