Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.10.23
Mukti· LiberationPurify the Senses Through Devotional Service
“Here is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead whose transcendental form is experienced by the great devotees who are completely cleansed of material consciousness by dint of rigid devotional service and full control of life and the senses. And that is the only way to purify existence.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead can be known as He is only through pure devotional service. Steady service clears the mind of material dust.
- The senses cannot simply stop acting; they need better engagements. Devotional service controls and purifies them by giving them more attractive activities in the Lord’s service.
- Devotional service is not inaction: anything done in the Lord’s service becomes purified of its material nature. By His grace, factual knowledge is revealed within the devotee’s heart.
Try this today
Use your voice today to read this translation aloud attentively as an act of devotional service.
Ask yourself
How could I give one of my senses a better engagement in the Lord’s service?
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.