Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.82.47
Mukti· LiberationServing Kṛṣṇa Frees Us From False Ego
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus been instructed by Kṛṣṇa in spiritual matters, the gopīs were freed of all tinges of false ego because of their incessant meditation upon Him. And with their deepening absorption in Him, they came to understand Him fully.”
What the purport teaches
- Instructed in simultaneous oneness and difference, the gopīs remained constantly absorbed in Kṛṣṇa. Through this absorption, they became free from material contamination and understood Him fully.
- False ego is the consciousness in which a living being falsely claims to be the enjoyer of the material world. Following Kṛṣṇa’s instructions frees one from this imprisonment.
- A person in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness uses everything for Kṛṣṇa’s service. Such a person is liberated from false egoism and is never separated from Him.
Try this today
Choose one resource you have today—such as time or an ability—and use it for Kṛṣṇa’s service.
Ask yourself
Where could you replace the thought “This is for my enjoyment” with “This can 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.