Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.28.8
Mukti· LiberationChoose What Favors Service to Kṛṣṇa
“One who has properly understood the process of becoming firmly fixed in theoretical and realized knowledge, as described herein by Me, does not indulge in material criticism or praise. Like the sun, he wanders freely throughout this world.”
What the purport teaches
- One firmly established in the knowledge and realization taught by the Lord does not indulge in material praise or criticism. Such a person moves freely through the world like the sun.
- Attachment to praising or criticizing material good and bad for personal sense gratification covers one’s knowledge of the Lord.
- A pure devotee neither loves nor hates material illusion. Following a bona fide spiritual master, the devotee accepts what favors service to Kṛṣṇa and rejects what hinders it.
Try this today
Apply guidance you have received from a bona fide spiritual master to one choice about what supports your service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Is my next choice guided by personal gratification or by what favors 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.