Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.4.66
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPure Devotion Brings Sympathy for Everyone
“As chaste women bring their gentle husbands under control by service, the pure devotees, who are equal to everyone and completely attached to Me in the core of the heart, bring Me under their full control.”
What the purport teaches
- Pure devotees are firmly attached to the Lord within their hearts. Through devotional service, they bring Him under their control.
- A pure devotee knows the living entity’s relationship with the Supreme Lord and sees everyone on the spiritual platform. This spiritual understanding makes genuine universal brotherhood possible.
- Understanding others’ happiness and distress, a devotee is sympathetic to everyone. The devotee’s chief concern is to help people become Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Try this today
Listen kindly to one person today, remembering that their happiness and distress matter as yours do.
Ask yourself
How can I show greater sympathy toward someone whose distress I usually overlook?
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.