Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.5.6
Āśraya· The supreme shelterPerfection Through Full Devotional Service
“My lord! Everything that is mysterious is known to you because you worship the creator and destroyer of the material world and the maintainer of the spiritual world, the original Personality of Godhead, who is transcendental to the three modes of material nature.”
What the purport teaches
- Nārada knows confidential truths because he worships the original Personality of Godhead. The Lord governs the material and spiritual worlds while remaining transcendental to material nature.
- A person fully engaged in the Lord’s service is an emblem of all knowledge. Perfection in devotional service brings spiritual perfection.
- Mystic powers form only a small part of such a devotee’s opulence. Although Nārada is a fully perfect living being, he is not equal to the Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Set aside a brief, undistracted moment today to worship the Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Do I value devotional service more than extraordinary powers or abilities?
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.