Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.54.45
Mukti· LiberationBeyond Bodily Entanglement Lies Loving Service
“This material body, which has a beginning and an end, is composed of the physical elements, the senses and the modes of nature. The body, imposed on the self by material ignorance, causes one to experience the cycle of birth and death.”
What the purport teaches
- The material body has a beginning and an end. Composed of physical elements, senses and modes of nature, it is imposed on the self by material ignorance.
- Attraction and repulsion toward our own body and other bodies entangle us in material existence. They draw us into temporary relationships, great endeavors and material illusion.
- Beyond this material theater is the meaningful world of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Liberated life is loving devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Set aside one small bodily preference today to make time for an act of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Which bodily attraction or aversion is distracting me from loving service to Kṛṣṇa?
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.