Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.5.27
Mukti· LiberationHearing Removes Ignorance and Inspires Service
“O great sage, as soon as I got a taste of the Personality of Godhead, my attention to hear of the Lord was unflinching. And as my taste developed, I could realize that it was only in my ignorance that I had accepted gross and subtle coverings, for both the Lord and I are transcendental.”
What the purport teaches
- Hearing the Lord’s pastimes is direct association with Him, because He and His pastimes are nondifferent. Like sunlight removing darkness, this association removes ignorance.
- Ignorance makes the conditioned soul think that both the Lord and the living being are products of material nature. In truth, both are transcendental.
- Understanding that the gross and subtle bodies come from the Lord allows us to engage both in His service. The body can serve through temple worship, while the mind hears, remembers His pastimes and attends to chanting His name.
Try this today
Make obeisances to the Lord, then spend one minute remembering a description of His pastimes you have heard.
Ask yourself
How could you engage both your body and mind in the Lord’s service today?
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.