Study a Verse

• But one who has begun to experience the ecstasy of devotional service loses all attraction for these things, since he finds real satisfaction in the Supreme Lord, the reservoir of all pleasure, who enjoys by sharing His own pleasures with His servitors.
• The second path leads to a life of slavery to sex and ambition, in which the soul never feels real satisfaction but instead suffers continually.
• What further use have they for mundane wives, children and so forth?”

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 87: The Prayers of the Personified Vedas

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Once these sages, feeling inquisitive about the nature of the Absolute Truth, chose Sanandana Kumāra to speak on the subject. Sanandana told them how the numerous personified Vedas, appearing as the first emanations from the breathing of Lord Nārāyaṇa, recited prayers for His glorification just before the creation.