Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.13
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Brings Beauty
“As all creatures of the land and water took advantage of the newly fallen rainwater, their forms became attractive and pleasing, just as a devotee becomes beautiful by engaging in the service of the Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Creatures of the land and water became attractive by taking advantage of the fresh rainwater.
- Similarly, a devotee becomes beautiful by serving the Supreme Lord. Śrīla Prabhupāda observed improved health and bodily luster among students who took to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and followed its rules and regulations.
- He describes devotees wearing saffron-colored cloth, tilaka and beads as looking as though they had come directly from Vaikuṇṭha.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today for a devotional practice you are learning, and carry it out carefully.
Ask yourself
How does this verse deepen my appreciation for the effects of devotional service?
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.