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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.37

Mukti· Liberation

Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet Surpass Every Reward

“Those who have attained the dust of Your lotus feet never hanker for the kingship of heaven, limitless sovereignty, the position of Brahmā or rulership over the earth. They are not interested even in the perfections of yoga or in liberation itself.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.16.37, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Those who have attained the dust of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet do not hanker for the kingship of heaven or limitless sovereignty.
  • They do not desire the position of Brahmā or rulership over the earth.
  • They are not interested even in the perfections of yoga or liberation itself. Attaining the dust of His lotus feet surpasses these ambitions.

Try this today

Offer one prayer for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet without asking for any other reward.

Ask yourself

Am I seeking Kṛṣṇa’s shelter, or mainly hoping to gain something else?

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.

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