Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.2.22
Mukti· LiberationService to Kṛṣṇa Enlivens the Self
“Certainly, therefore, since time immemorial, all transcendentalists have been rendering devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, with great delight, because such devotional service is enlivening to the self.”
What the purport teaches
- Since time immemorial, transcendentalists have served Lord Kṛṣṇa with great delight. Devotional service to Him enlivens the self.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Other forms of Godhead are His plenary portions and integrated parts, while living entities are His separated parts and parcels.
- Kṛṣṇa’s eternal pastimes offer intimate personal contact that attracts the higher transcendentalists. These pastimes are not newly invented; they eternally exist and become manifest in due course.
Try this today
Perform one small act of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa today, remembering that such service enlivens the self.
Ask yourself
What does this verse teach me about the connection between devotional service and true delight?
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.