Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.54
Mukti· LiberationFaithful Service Frees Us
“Fortunately, O mistress of the house, you have always rendered Me faithful devotional service, which liberates one from material existence. This service is very difficult for the envious to perform, especially for a woman whose intentions are wicked, who lives only to gratify her bodily demands, and who indulges in duplicity.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa praises Rukmiṇī for her constant, faithful devotional service. Such service liberates one from material existence.
- Faithfully serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very difficult for those who are envious, duplicitous, and absorbed in bodily gratification.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that although devotional service easily grants liberation, not everyone takes it up. There is no shortage of people whose envy and deception obstruct faithful service.
Try this today
Choose one small act of devotional service today and perform it sincerely, without trying to impress anyone.
Ask yourself
Where might envy or dishonesty be weakening my willingness to serve 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.