Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.3.30
Mukti· LiberationGlorify the Lord Together
“One should learn how to associate with the devotees of the Lord by gathering with them to chant the glories of the Lord. This process is most purifying. As devotees thus develop their loving friendship, they feel mutual happiness and satisfaction. And by thus encouraging one another they are able to give up material sense gratification, which is the cause of all suffering.”
What the purport teaches
- Devotees should give up envy and quarrelling and gather to chant the Supreme Lord’s glories for mutual purification. Such glorification is especially powerful in the association of pure devotees.
- Chanting together brings spiritual happiness, loving friendship and satisfaction. Devotees encourage one another to give up material sense gratification, which causes suffering.
- Learn to increase your love for devotees and give up sense objects unfavorable to serving Kṛṣṇa. By seeing the world’s objects as meant for His service and engaging them accordingly, you naturally become detached from them.
Try this today
Gather with a devotee today to read and discuss a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam glorifying the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can my association with devotees become more centered on glorifying and serving 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.