Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.19.13
Mukti· LiberationHear Knowledge Joined With Devotional Service
“I will now speak unto you those religious principles of Vedic knowledge, detachment, self-realization, faith and devotional service that were heard directly from the mouth of Bhīṣmadeva.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord promises to explain religious principles heard directly from Bhīṣmadeva.
- These teachings include Vedic knowledge, detachment and self-realization.
- Faith and devotional service are also included. The instruction is not limited to knowledge alone.
Try this today
Write down the five aspects of instruction named in this verse, and circle one you want to understand more deeply.
Ask yourself
Am I giving faith and devotional service attention alongside spiritual knowledge?
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.