Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.19.5
Mukti· LiberationKnow Yourself and Worship With Love
“Therefore, My dear Uddhava, through knowledge you should understand your actual self. Then, advancing by clear realization of Vedic knowledge, you should worship Me in the mood of loving devotion.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava to understand his actual self through knowledge. This understanding should lead to worship in loving devotion.
- Vijñāna here indicates realized knowledge of one’s original spiritual form. Every living entity has an eternal spiritual form that lies dormant until original Kṛṣṇa consciousness awakens.
- Knowledge of one’s spiritual personality is necessary for cultivating love of the Supreme Personality, Lord Kṛṣṇa. The living entity realizes full personal potential in the kingdom of God.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on your spiritual identity, then offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa with loving intention.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that I have an eternal spiritual identity affect my approach to worship?
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.