Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.81.36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSeek Loving Service Life After Life
“The Lord is the supremely compassionate reservoir of all transcendental qualities. Life after life may I serve Him with love, friendship and sympathy, and may I cultivate such firm attachment for Him by the precious association of His devotees.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudāmā prayed to serve the supremely compassionate Lord, the reservoir of all transcendental qualities, life after life.
- The purport explains love as affection for the compassionate Lord, friendship as the desire for His company, and sympathy as intimate comradeship. Servitude is the urge to serve Him.
- Sudāmā wished to cultivate firm attachment to the Lord through the precious association of His devotees. Loving devotional service was his prayer.
Try this today
Contact a devotee today and ask about one way to cultivate loving service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How could association with the Lord’s devotees strengthen your desire to serve Him?
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.