Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.72.4
Mukti· LiberationTaking Shelter of Kṛṣṇa Fulfills Life
“Purified persons who constantly serve, meditate upon and glorify Your shoes, which destroy everything inauspicious, are sure to obtain freedom from material existence, O lotus-naveled one. Even if they desire something in this world, they obtain it, whereas others — those who do not take shelter of You — are never satisfied, O Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Purified persons who constantly serve, meditate upon and glorify the Lord’s shoes attain freedom from material existence. Those who do not take shelter of Him remain unsatisfied.
- Liberated, Kṛṣṇa conscious persons do not desire material opulence or even liberation. Their desires are fulfilled by Kṛṣṇa conscious activities.
- Taking shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet brings the highest perfection, just as watering a tree’s root nourishes the whole tree. Yudhiṣṭhira wanted the world to recognize Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute meditating on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and asking for shelter in His service.
Ask yourself
Where am I seeking satisfaction apart from shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet?
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.