Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.6.34
Mukti· LiberationHearing and Chanting Purify Our Senses
“Because of Kṛṣṇa’s having sucked the breast of the Rākṣasī Pūtanā, when Kṛṣṇa killed her she was immediately freed of all material contamination. Her sinful reactions automatically vanished, and therefore when her gigantic body was being burnt, the smoke emanating from her body was fragrant like aguru incense.”
What the purport teaches
- Because Kṛṣṇa sucked Pūtanā’s breast, her sinful reactions vanished. When her body was burned, its smoke smelled like aguru incense.
- Applying the senses in the Lord’s service frees one from material contamination. Hearing about Kṛṣṇa’s activities is the beginning of purified life.
- Hearing and chanting are most important in devotional service. Serving the Lord with purified senses is called bhakti.
Try this today
Spend two minutes reading this account of Kṛṣṇa aloud, giving your attention to hearing it.
Ask yourself
How can you give hearing and chanting a more important place in your day?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.