Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.20.30
Mukti· LiberationLoving Service Unties the Heart’s Knot
“The knot in the heart is pierced, all misgivings are cut to pieces and the chain of fruitive actions is terminated when I am seen as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The heart’s knot is false identification with the material body. This illusion makes us think we cannot be satisfied without material sense pleasure.
- Through steady devotional service, a devotee realizes that Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is an unlimited ocean of happiness and the personification of all knowledge. This realization cuts through false identification and misgivings.
- Advanced devotional service ends the chain of fruitive activities and frees one from material bondage. A devotee does not need a separate effort to attain liberation.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and remember that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all pleasure.
Ask yourself
Where do I still imagine that material enjoyment is necessary for my satisfaction?
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.