Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.38.20
Mukti· LiberationKṛṣṇa’s Embrace Ends Material Bondage
“Recognizing me as an intimate friend and relative, Kṛṣṇa will embrace me with His mighty arms, instantly sanctifying my body and diminishing to nil all my material bondage, which is due to fruitive activities.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotee anticipates Kṛṣṇa recognizing him as an intimate friend and relative.
- He expects Kṛṣṇa to embrace him with His mighty arms, instantly sanctifying his body.
- That embrace will reduce his material bondage to nothing. The verse identifies fruitive activities as the cause of this bondage.
Try this today
Do one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today without asking for a material reward.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking closeness to Kṛṣṇa, or mainly rewards from my activities?
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.