Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.77.32
Mukti· LiberationService Frees Us From Bodily Misidentification
“By virtue of self-realization fortified by service rendered to His feet, devotees of the Lord dispel the bodily concept of life, which has bewildered the soul since time immemorial. Thus they attain eternal glory in His personal association. How, then, can that Supreme Truth, the destination of all genuine saints, be subject to illusion?”
What the purport teaches
- The bodily concept of life makes a conditioned soul identify with bodily states, thinking, for example, “I am emaciated,” “I am happy” or “I am unhappy.”
- Self-realization fortified by service to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet dispels this longstanding misidentification. Devotees attain eternal glory in His personal association.
- If serving Kṛṣṇa frees devotees from illusion, illusion cannot affect the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. He is the destination of all genuine saints.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer of service to Kṛṣṇa today, asking to become free from identifying yourself only with the body.
Ask yourself
When do you most readily identify yourself with the changing condition of your body?
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.