Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.13.2
Mukti· LiberationGoodness Finds Its Purpose in Devotion
“When the living entity becomes strongly situated in the mode of goodness, then religious principles, characterized by devotional service to Me, become prominent. One can strengthen the mode of goodness by cultivation of those things that are already situated in goodness, and thus religious principles arise.”
What the purport teaches
- Choosing food, attitudes, work and recreation in goodness strengthens that mode. Strengthened goodness gives rise to religious principles.
- The usefulness of goodness is that it supports devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. Without that service, goodness remains another aspect of material illusion.
- Goodness should grow to full maturity as viśuddha-sattva, purified goodness. On that platform, one can understand one’s eternal loving relationship with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Review one choice of recreation today and choose something that supports your devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Are my choices in goodness helping me develop devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa?
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.