Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.6.28
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Frees One From Karma
“Having been awarded a transcendental body befitting an associate of the Personality of Godhead, I quit the body made of five material elements, and thus all acquired fruitive results of work [karma] stopped.”
What the purport teaches
- Nārada received a spiritual body as soon as he left his material body. This body was fit for association with the Personality of Godhead.
- The transcendental body is eternal, free from material modes and free from reactions to fruitive work. Devotional service charges the devotee’s body with transcendental qualities.
- Living beings are ordinarily bound to enjoy and suffer the results of their work. By the causeless mercy of the Personality of Godhead, the devotee is freed from these reactions.
Try this today
Perform one small service to the Lord today without asking for a material reward.
Ask yourself
Am I more concerned with rewards for my work or with serving the Lord?
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.