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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.15.2

Mukti· Liberation

Learn from the Bestower of Mystic Perfections

“Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Lord Acyuta, by what process can mystic perfection be achieved, and what is the nature of such perfection? How many mystic perfections are there? Please explain these things to me. Indeed, You are the bestower of all mystic perfections.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.15.2, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Uddhava asks Lord Acyuta by what process mystic perfection can be achieved.
  • He also asks about the nature of these perfections and how many there are.
  • Uddhava recognizes the Lord as the bestower of all mystic perfections and asks Him to explain.

Try this today

Write down one question you want to understand better as you read the Lord’s explanation.

Ask yourself

How can Uddhava’s thoughtful questions guide the way I study the Lord’s teachings?

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.

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