Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.81.41
Mukti· LiberationHearing the Lord’s Kindness Awakens Love
“The Lord always shows brāhmaṇas special favor. Anyone who hears this account of the Supreme Lord’s kindness to brāhmaṇas will come to develop love for the Lord and thus become freed from the bondage of material work.”
What the purport teaches
- Hearing this account of the Supreme Lord’s kindness to brāhmaṇas develops love for Him. Through that love, one becomes free from the bondage of material work.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and Supersoul of all living entities, knows everyone’s heart. He is especially inclined toward the brāhmaṇa devotees.
- A devotee fully surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead has already acquired the position of a brāhmaṇa. Kṛṣṇa is especially concerned with removing His devotees’ distress and is the only shelter of pure devotees.
Try this today
Read this account of the Lord’s kindness aloud today, listening with the wish to develop love for Him.
Ask yourself
How does hearing that Kṛṣṇa knows my heart encourage me to surrender to Him in devotional service?
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.