Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.20
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Brings No Spiritual Loss
“My dear Uddhava, because I have personally established it, this process of devotional service unto Me is transcendental and free from any material motivation. Certainly a devotee never suffers even the slightest loss by adopting this process.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord Himself has established bhakti-yoga, in which one directly takes shelter of Him in loving service.
- This process of devotional service is transcendental and free from material motivation.
- One who serves without personal motivation suffers no loss and cannot be defeated in spiritual progress. Such a devotee will return home, back to Godhead, in the near future.
Try this today
Perform one small act of devotional service today without asking for a personal benefit.
Ask yourself
What personal reward can I stop seeking in my service 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.