Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.84.26
Mukti· LiberationPure Devotional Service Brings Full Perfection
“Today we have directly seen Your feet, the source of the holy Ganges, which washes away volumes of sins. Perfected yogīs can at best meditate upon Your feet within their hearts. But only those who render You wholehearted devotional service and in this way vanquish the soul’s covering — the material mind — attain You as their final destination. Therefore kindly show mercy to us, Your devotees.”
What the purport teaches
- The Ganges destroys sinful reactions because she originates at the Lord’s lotus feet and contains their dust.
- Spiritual knowledge and austerity do not make devotional service unnecessary. Only surrender to Kṛṣṇa in pure devotional service removes the material mind and ego and brings full perfection.
- The sages ask for the Lord’s greatest mercy: that He make them His devotees. Attaining Him is their final goal.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, asking for wholehearted devotional service.
Ask yourself
Do I seek the Lord’s mercy chiefly to become His devotee?
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.