Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.46
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPatient Devotional Service Bears Fruit
“By the influence of the autumn season, all the cows, doe, women and female birds became fertile and were followed by their respective mates in search of sexual enjoyment, just as activities performed for the service of the Supreme Lord are automatically followed by all beneficial results.”
What the purport teaches
- Autumn brought fertility, and the females were followed by their mates. Similarly, service to the Supreme Lord is automatically followed by beneficial results.
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī teaches that devotional service should be performed with enthusiasm, patience and conviction. One should follow the rules and regulations, remain free from material contamination and associate with devotees.
- One who patiently follows these principles is sure to achieve the desired result of devotional service. The result comes by the grace of the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Choose one small act of devotional service and carry it out patiently today, without demanding an immediate result.
Ask yourself
Which needs more attention in my devotional service: enthusiasm, patience or conviction?
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.