Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.52
Mukti· LiberationThe Lord Rewards Service to His Deity
“By installing the Deity of the Lord one becomes king of the entire earth, by building a temple for the Lord one becomes ruler of the three worlds, by worshiping and serving the Deity one goes to the planet of Lord Brahmā, and by performing all three of these activities one achieves a transcendental form like My own.”
What the purport teaches
- By installing the Lord’s Deity, one becomes king of the entire earth.
- By building a temple for the Lord, one becomes ruler of the three worlds. By worshiping and serving the Deity, one goes to the planet of Lord Brahmā.
- By performing all three activities, one achieves a transcendental form like the Lord’s own.
Try this today
Offer one small act of Deity service today, such as helping with an assigned temple task.
Ask yourself
Which opportunity to serve the Deity can I take more seriously?
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.