Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.19.3
Āśraya· The supreme shelterRealized Knowledge Pleases Kṛṣṇa
“Those who have achieved complete perfection through philosophical and realized knowledge recognize My lotus feet to be the supreme transcendental object. Thus the learned transcendentalist is most dear to Me, and by his perfect knowledge he maintains Me in happiness.”
What the purport teaches
- Completely perfected spiritual scholars recognize Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as the supreme object. Impersonal speculation does not constitute this perfection.
- Jñāna is authorized philosophical understanding of reality. When that knowledge becomes clearly realized through purified consciousness, it is called vijñāna.
- Kṛṣṇa is very pleased when living entities gain a sound spiritual education. The devotee who knows Him and engages in pure devotional service is very dear to Him.
Try this today
Review one teaching about Kṛṣṇa today and consider how it can guide your devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can my learning become a way to please Kṛṣṇa rather than merely collect information?
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.