Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.24.14
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Leads to the Lord’s Abode
“By mystic yoga, great austerities and the renounced order of life, the pure destinations of Maharloka, Janoloka, Tapoloka and Satyaloka are attained. But by devotional yoga, one achieves My transcendental abode.”
What the purport teaches
- Mystic yoga, austerities and renunciation lead to Maharloka, Janoloka, Tapoloka and Satyaloka. These destinations depend on one’s seriousness in spiritual discipline.
- Devotional yoga leads to the Lord’s transcendental abode. Its inhabitants are completely satisfied in love of Godhead and think only of the Lord’s pleasure.
- Because they have no desire for personal satisfaction, there is no cheating, anxiety, lust or disappointment there. Complete surrender to the Lord brings transcendental peace and His eternal abode by His grace.
Try this today
Perform one small act of devotional service today with the conscious intention of pleasing the Lord.
Ask yourself
In my devotional service, am I thinking more about my satisfaction or the Lord’s pleasure?
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.