Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.50
Mukti· LiberationHearing Leads to Faith and Eternal Service
“By regularly hearing, chanting and meditating on the beautiful topics of Lord Mukunda with ever-increasing sincerity, a mortal being will attain the divine kingdom of the Lord, where the inviolable power of death holds no sway. For this purpose, many persons, including great kings, abandoned their mundane homes and took to the forest.”
What the purport teaches
- This verse promises success to one who hears the Tenth Canto. Devotional service begins with hearing topics about the Supreme Lord.
- After hearing properly, one can chant these topics for others’ benefit and reflect on their significance. This leads to faithful adherence to devotional service, culminating in absolute faith in Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- Perfect faith gives one the right to enter the Lord’s intimate service and eventually return to eternal, spiritual life in His personal domains. There, the power of death holds no sway.
Try this today
Read a short passage about Lord Mukunda aloud today, then pause to reflect on how it encourages faithful devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can I bring greater sincerity to hearing, chanting and reflecting on topics of Lord Mukunda?
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.