Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.88.5
Mukti· LiberationWorship Hari to Transcend the Modes
“Lord Hari, however, has no connection with the material modes. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the all-seeing eternal witness, who is transcendental to material nature. One who worships Him becomes similarly free from the material modes.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Hari is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the all-seeing eternal witness. He stands beyond material nature and its modes.
- The real fruit of worshiping Lord Viṣṇu is transcendental knowledge, rather than material opulence. His worshiper gains spiritual vision instead of being blinded by mundane assets.
- Focusing consciousness on Lord Viṣṇu leads to liberation and spiritual joy. Material success may come as a by-product, but it is not the proper goal of His worship.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute focusing on Lord Hari as the eternal witness beyond material nature.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking spiritual understanding through worship, or mainly material success?
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.