Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.18.46
Mukti· LiberationPurified Duty and Knowledge Lead to Kṛṣṇa
“Thus, one who has purified his existence by execution of his prescribed duties, who fully understands My supreme position and who is endowed with scriptural and realized knowledge, very soon achieves Me.”
What the purport teaches
- Performing one's prescribed duties purifies one's existence.
- Along with this purification, one should fully understand the Lord's supreme position. Both scriptural knowledge and realized knowledge are needed.
- One endowed with these qualities very soon achieves the Lord. The aim is to reach Him, not merely to complete duties or gather knowledge.
Try this today
Before one prescribed duty today, reread this translation and remember that purification and reaching the Lord are its purpose.
Ask yourself
How can your understanding of the Lord inform the way you perform your duties?
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.