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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.8

Mukti· Liberation

Devotion Conquers Otherwise Unconquerable Death

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Yes, I shall describe to you the principles of devotion to Me, by executing which a mortal human being will conquer unconquerable death.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.8, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead agrees to describe the principles of devotion to Him.
  • These principles are meant to be carried out, not merely heard.
  • By executing devotion to the Lord, a mortal human being can conquer otherwise unconquerable death.

Try this today

Before your devotional practice today, recall the Lord’s promise that devotion to Him conquers death.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s promise encourage you to put devotion into practice?

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.

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