Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.52
Mukti· LiberationDevotees Share the Blessing of Service
“One can gradually become purified by seeing, touching and worshiping temple deities, places of pilgrimage and holy rivers. But one can attain the same result immediately simply by receiving the glance of exalted sages.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing, touching and worshiping temple deities, pilgrimage places and holy rivers gradually purifies a person. The glance of exalted sages can bring the same result immediately.
- Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas of the highest order do not concentrate only on their own perfection. They dedicate their lives to sharing the blessing of the Lord’s devotional service.
- The Lord’s devotees travel to purify even holy places. They seek to bring others to shelter at His lotus feet rather than seek liberation alone.
Try this today
Share one sentence from this verse about the blessing of devotional association with someone willing to hear.
Ask yourself
How can my devotional life include concern for someone else’s spiritual well-being?
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.