Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.55
Mukti· LiberationDesire Only Service to the Lord
“O all-powerful one, I desire no boon other than service to Your lotus feet, the boon most eagerly sought by those free of material desire. O Hari, what enlightened person who worships You, the giver of liberation, would choose a boon that causes his own bondage?”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord offered Mucukunda anything he desired, but Mucukunda desired only the Lord. The purport calls this pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Service to the Lord’s lotus feet is the boon most eagerly sought by those free of material desire.
- Hari gives liberation. An enlightened worshiper would not choose a boon that causes further bondage.
Try this today
Offer one prayer today asking only for service to the Lord’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
When I pray, do I seek the Lord’s service or mainly gifts from Him?
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.