Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.29.15
Mukti· LiberationSeek Absorption Through Pure Devotional Service
“Persons who constantly direct their lust, anger, fear, protective affection, feeling of impersonal oneness or friendship toward Lord Hari are sure to become absorbed in thought of Him.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is pure spiritual existence. Those who become attached to Him and absorbed in thoughts of Him rise to the spiritual platform.
- The gopīs’ eternal conjugal attraction belongs to pure devotional service and shows that they are already liberated. It must not be confused with material lust.
- The purport stresses that liberation requires bona fide devotional service. People in general should worship the Supreme Lord reverently rather than take the gopīs’ intimate relationship cheaply.
Try this today
Offer Kṛṣṇa one respectful prayer asking for devotion free from material lust.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching Kṛṣṇa with reverence and a desire to serve, rather than treating His intimate pastimes lightly?
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.