Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.35
Mukti· LiberationGo Beyond Goodness Through Devotional Service
“Then, being fixed in devotional service, the sage should also conquer the material mode of goodness by indifference toward the modes. Thus pacified within his mind, the spirit soul, freed from the modes of nature, gives up the very cause of his conditioned life and attains Me.”
What the purport teaches
- Being fixed in devotional service, the sage should conquer even the material mode of goodness by becoming indifferent toward the modes.
- Nairapekṣyeṇa means complete detachment from the modes of material nature. Attachment to the Lord’s loving service, which is completely transcendental, removes interest in these modes.
- With his mind pacified and freed from the modes, the spirit soul gives up the very cause of conditioned life and attains the Lord.
Try this today
Choose one small act of worship today and do it with the intention of lovingly serving the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I place more importance on loving service to the Lord than on my interest in the material modes?
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.