Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.24
Mukti· LiberationSpiritual Guidance Reveals Kṛṣṇa’s Original Personality
“Those who have received the clear vision of knowledge from the sunlike spiritual master can see You in this way, as the very Soul of all souls, the Supersoul of everyone’s own self. Thus understanding Your original personality, they are able to cross over the ocean of illusory material existence.”
What the purport teaches
- The spiritual master is compared to the sun. Through his guidance, one receives the clear vision of spiritual knowledge.
- With this vision, one recognizes Kṛṣṇa as the Soul of all souls and the Supersoul of everyone. Understanding His original personality enables one to cross the ocean of illusory material existence.
- One who truly knows the transcendental nature of the Lord’s appearance and activities does not take birth again after leaving the body. Such a person attains the Lord’s eternal abode.
Try this today
Reread the purport’s statement about the Lord’s appearance and activities, and write down what it says true understanding leads to.
Ask yourself
How could you become more receptive to the spiritual master’s guidance about Kṛṣṇa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.