Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.84.36
Mukti· LiberationScriptural Guidance Brings Peace and Joy
“Learned authorities who see through the eye of scripture have demonstrated that this is the easiest method of subduing the agitated mind and attaining liberation, and that it is a sacred duty which brings joy to the heart.”
What the purport teaches
- Learned authorities see through the eye of scripture. Their guidance rests on scripture rather than personal opinion.
- They describe this method as the easiest way to subdue the agitated mind and attain liberation.
- This sacred duty also brings joy to the heart. Spiritual discipline need not be joyless.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly today, reflecting on its promise of peace and spiritual joy.
Ask yourself
How willing am I to seek scriptural guidance when my mind is agitated?
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.