Sometimes when we hear that great sages and devotees go to the forest and engage themselves in devotional service or meditation, we become surprised: how can one live in the forest and not be taken care of by anyone? Such persons are well protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Sara?agati, or surrender, means acceptance or firm belief that wherever the surrendered soul lives he is always protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; he is never alone or unprotected. Dhruva Maharaja’s affectionate father thought his young boy, only five years old, to be in a very precarious position in the jungle, but Narada Muni assured him, “You do not have sufficient information about the influence of your son.” Anyone who engages in devotional service, anywhere within this universe, is never unprotected.
The most difficult task as well as the easiest method to attain solace in life is to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead We must not be unsteady or fickle; rather develop strong determinion to execute devotional service. The insightful person has firm conviction and is aware of the Absolute Truth that Lord is the Supreme protector of all conditioned living entities. Every individual, therefore, should be determined and strongly persevere that in this life he should be able to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead and by that process go back home, back to Godhead. That is the perfection of the highest mission of life.
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