Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.32
Mukti· LiberationLoving Service Ends Material Bondage
“O gentle Uddhava, all these different phases of conditioned life arise from work born of the modes of material nature. The living entity who conquers these modes, manifested from the mind, can dedicate himself to Me by the process of devotional service and thus attain pure love for Me.”
What the purport teaches
- The conditioned soul falsely imagines himself to be the enjoyer of material nature. This generates work whose reactions bind him to repeated birth and death.
- Loving service to the Lord counteracts this fruitless process. By conquering the modes manifested from the mind and dedicating oneself to the Lord, one can attain pure love for Him.
- Actual liberation is residence in the eternal kingdom of God, where life is full of bliss and knowledge.
Try this today
Choose one small act of devotional service today and do it for the Lord’s pleasure rather than your own enjoyment.
Ask yourself
Where am I trying to be the enjoyer rather than dedicating myself to the 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.