Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.20.34
Mukti· LiberationChoose Loving Service Over Liberation
“Because My devotees possess saintly behavior and deep intelligence, they completely dedicate themselves to Me and do not desire anything besides Me. Indeed, even if I offer them liberation from birth and death, they do not accept it.”
What the purport teaches
- Saintly, deeply intelligent devotees dedicate themselves exclusively to the Personality of Godhead. They desire nothing apart from Him.
- A pure devotee automatically gains eternal life of bliss and knowledge in the Lord’s abode. Mere liberation without loving service holds no attraction, even when offered by the Lord.
- Every living entity is eternally Lord Kṛṣṇa’s servant. Pure devotional life means serving Him without motives of material enjoyment or impersonal liberation.
Try this today
Chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s holy name today with the intention of serving Him, without asking for a personal reward.
Ask yourself
What personal reward, if any, am I expecting from my service to Kṛṣṇa?
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.