Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.8.26
Mukti· LiberationSeeing the Lord Breaks Material Bondage
“O Supersoul of all living entities, O Personality of Godhead, simply by seeing You I have now been freed from all lusty desires, which are the root cause of insurmountable illusion and bondage in the material world.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is addressed as the Supersoul of all living entities and the Personality of Godhead.
- Lusty desires are the root cause of illusion and bondage in the material world. This bondage is described as insurmountable.
- The speaker declares that simply by seeing the Lord, he has become free from all lusty desires. The Lord’s presence breaks what otherwise seems impossible to overcome.
Try this today
Read this prayer slowly today, then ask the Lord for freedom from one lusty desire you recognize.
Ask yourself
What does this prayer teach me about depending on the Lord for freedom from desire?
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.