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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.2.11

Mukti· Liberation

Devotional Service Benefits the Entire Universe

“Śrī Nārada said: O best of the Sātvatas, you have quite correctly asked about the eternal duty of the living entity toward the Supreme Lord. Such devotional service to the Lord is so potent that its performance can purify the entire universe.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.2.11, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Nārada praised Vasudeva for asking about the living entity’s eternal duty toward the Supreme Lord.
  • Devotional service to the Lord is so potent that its performance can purify the entire universe.
  • Questions about Lord Kṛṣṇa serve the world’s welfare and can completely satisfy the self. Their answers are a prime subject for hearing.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes hearing or reading about devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How can my inquiries focus more on service to the Supreme Lord?

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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