Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.15.17
Mukti· LiberationFulfilled Desires Are Not Pure Devotion
“One who fixes his pure mind on Me in My manifestation as the impersonal Brahman obtains the greatest happiness, wherein all his desires are completely fulfilled.”
What the purport teaches
- Fixing the pure mind on the Lord’s manifestation as impersonal Brahman brings happiness in which one’s desires are fulfilled.
- The purport explains that “the greatest happiness” here means the greatest material happiness. The perfection of obtaining whatever one desires is called kāmāvasāyitā-siddhi.
- Personal desire keeps one on the material platform. A devotee has no personal desire, so fulfilling such desires is not the goal of devotion.
Try this today
Notice one personal desire today and reflect on the difference between satisfying it and serving the Lord.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking devotion itself, or mainly the fulfillment of my personal desires?
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.