Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.2.19 · one of the 108 chosen verses
Mukti· LiberationSteady Devotion Brings True Satisfaction
“As soon as irrevocable loving service is established in the heart, the effects of nature’s modes of passion and ignorance, such as lust, desire and hankering, disappear from the heart. Then the devotee is established in goodness, and he becomes completely happy.”
What the purport teaches
- The living being’s natural position is full satisfaction in spiritual bliss. This is attained through firmly established devotional service, which is the soul’s pure activity, not inactivity.
- When loving service becomes fixed, the effects of passion and ignorance, such as lust and hankering, disappear. The devotee becomes established in goodness and completely happy.
- The devotee progresses to śuddha-sattva, or unmixed goodness, in which Kṛṣṇa can always be seen through pure affection. Genuine devotion shows itself in good qualities and in harming no one, not merely in outward dress.
Try this today
Choose one small act of devotional service today and carry it out with care not to harm anyone.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking satisfaction through active devotional service or through inactivity?
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.