Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.14.23
Mukti· LiberationLoving Service Completely Purifies Consciousness
“If one’s hairs do not stand on end, how can the heart melt? And if the heart does not melt, how can tears of love flow from the eyes? If one does not cry in spiritual happiness, how can one render loving service to the Lord? And without such service, how can the consciousness be purified?”
What the purport teaches
- Loving service to the Lord is the only process that can completely purify consciousness. It produces waves of ecstatic love that cleanse the soul.
- Self-control, pious activities, mystic yoga and penances can purify the mind, but they do not completely remove the desire for forbidden activities.
- Pure devotional service is a blazing fire that burns away obstacles. Hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam kindles this fire of loving service and burns away material illusion.
Try this today
Spend five attentive minutes hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, with the desire to develop loving service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I give hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam a more regular place in my life?
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.