Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.15.31
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Reveals the Lord’s Presence
“Because of his possessing spiritual assets, the doubts of duality were completely cut off. Thus he was freed from the three modes of material nature and placed in transcendence. There was no longer any chance of his becoming entangled in birth and death, for he was freed from material form.”
What the purport teaches
- Mistaking the material body for the self produces bewildering ideas of “myself” and “mine.” The Bhagavad-gītā teaches that everything, including ourselves, is a manifestation of the potency of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Arjuna realized that the Lord remained present through His instructions, form, pastimes and qualities. By hearing, chanting, remembering and worshiping, one can associate with the Lord even in this life.
- Devotional service makes possible the spiritual vision needed to perceive the Lord’s presence. By His grace, the pure devotee rises beyond the three modes of material nature and is freed from material entanglement, grief and anxiety.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes hearing or reading about Lord Kṛṣṇa today, remembering that He is present through His instructions.
Ask yourself
How might remembering that everything belongs to the Lord soften my sense of “myself” and “mine”?
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.