Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.19.5
Mukti· LiberationLoving Service to Kṛṣṇa Is Highest
“Mahārāja Parīkṣit sat down firmly on the banks of the Ganges to concentrate his mind in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, rejecting all other practices of self-realization, because transcendental loving service to Kṛṣṇa is the greatest achievement, superseding all other methods.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit firmly concentrated his mind in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He accepted transcendental loving service to Kṛṣṇa as the greatest achievement, above other methods of self-realization.
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the primeval Lord and original Personality of Godhead. For a devotee, even the highest material planet is less desirable than His abode, Goloka Vṛndāvana.
- The devotee desires to return to Godhead to serve as an associate of the Lord. Knowing that his death was approaching, the King became more determined in loving service to Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Sit quietly for a few minutes and consciously turn your mind toward loving service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Do I see loving service to Kṛṣṇa as my greatest achievement?
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.