Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.33
Mukti· LiberationKṛṣṇa’s Association Grants Liberation
“From the body of the gigantic python, a glaring effulgence came out, illuminating all directions, and stayed individually in the sky until Kṛṣṇa came out from the corpse’s mouth. Then, as all the demigods looked on, this effulgence entered into Kṛṣṇa’s body.”
What the purport teaches
- An effulgence left the python’s body, waited individually in the sky, and entered Kṛṣṇa as the demigods watched. Kṛṣṇa made the individuality of the living being visible.
- Through association with Kṛṣṇa, Aghāsura became free from material contamination. Although entering Kṛṣṇa’s body is called sāyujya-mukti, the purport explains that he attained sārūpya-mukti, a four-armed spiritual form like Viṣṇu’s in Vaikuṇṭha.
- Kṛṣṇa showed that anyone killed by Him attains liberation. The liberation of those on the transcendental platform of love and affection is vimukti, special liberation.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s kindness, with the desire to develop love and affection for Him.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s kindness to Aghāsura deepen your appreciation of Him?
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.