Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.219
Finding the Lord Surpasses Material Rewards
“[When he was being blessed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Dhruva Mahārāja said:] ‘O my Lord, because I was seeking an opulent material position, I was performing severe types of penance and austerity. Now I have gotten You, who are very difficult for the great demigods, saintly persons and kings to attain. I was searching after a piece of glass, but instead I have found a most valuable jewel. Therefore I am so satisfied that I do not wish to ask any benediction from You.’
What the purport teaches
- Dhruva Mahārāja performed severe penance and austerity because he wanted an opulent material position.
- Having attained the Lord, who is very difficult for great demigods, saintly persons and kings to attain, he compared his former goal to glass and the Lord to a most valuable jewel.
- Dhruva Mahārāja became so satisfied that he no longer wished to ask the Lord for any benediction.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to the Lord today without asking for a material reward.
Ask yourself
How does Dhruva Mahārāja’s comparison of glass and a jewel help you reconsider what you seek?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.