Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.8.36
Mukti· LiberationHear From Genuine Sources to See Kṛṣṇa
“O Kṛṣṇa, those who continuously hear, chant and repeat Your transcendental activities, or take pleasure in others’ doing so, certainly see Your lotus feet, which alone can stop the repetition of birth and death.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa cannot be seen as the Supreme Personality of Godhead through our present conditioned vision. The necessary vision develops through devotional service and spontaneous love of Godhead.
- Hearing about the Lord from the right sources is the essential beginning. Choose a competent, bona fide speaker who follows devotional service, rather than relying on academic learning alone.
- All the Lord’s activities are transcendental and spiritually beneficial to hear. Hear progressively from the beginning, without treating His dealings with the Pāṇḍavas as less important than His dealings with the gopīs.
Try this today
Spend five minutes reading this translation and purport aloud, attending carefully to their meaning.
Ask yourself
Do I choose what I hear about Kṛṣṇa by the speaker’s devotion and faithfulness to the text?
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.