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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.13

Mukti· Liberation

Satisfaction Through Unalloyed Devotion

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: There was a devotee of Kṛṣṇa’s known as Śrutadeva, who was a first-class brāhmaṇa. Perfectly satisfied by rendering unalloyed devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, he was peaceful, learned and free from sense gratification.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.13, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrutadeva was a devotee of Kṛṣṇa and a first-class brāhmaṇa.
  • He was perfectly satisfied by rendering unalloyed devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
  • He was peaceful, learned and free from sense gratification.

Try this today

Set aside five minutes today for devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa without seeking any material reward.

Ask yourself

Am I looking for satisfaction in devotional service or in sense gratification?

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.

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