Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.14.26
Mukti· LiberationHearing and Chanting Restore Spiritual Sight
“When a diseased eye is treated with medicinal ointment it gradually recovers its power to see. Similarly, as a conscious living entity cleanses himself of material contamination by hearing and chanting the pious narrations of My glories, he regains his ability to see Me, the Absolute Truth, in My subtle spiritual form.”
What the purport teaches
- As medicinal ointment restores a diseased eye, hearing and chanting Kṛṣṇa’s glories cleanse material contamination and restore spiritual sight.
- The Lord’s form is purely spiritual, without any tinge of material energy. Sincere hearing and chanting of His holy name and glories have an immediate transcendental effect.
- The bona fide spiritual master represents Lord Kṛṣṇa and restores our spiritual sight. This inspires lasting gratitude, like that of a blind person whose sight has been restored.
Try this today
Hear a short narration of Kṛṣṇa’s glories, then repeat aloud one thing you heard.
Ask yourself
How attentive and sincere am I when hearing Kṛṣṇa’s names and glories?
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.