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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.44

Mukti· Liberation

Faithful Practice Leads to the Supreme Goal

“The perfect sages then disappeared before the eyes of everyone present. King Nimi faithfully practiced the principles of spiritual life he had learned from them, and thus he achieved the supreme goal of life.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.5.44, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The perfect sages disappeared before the eyes of everyone present.
  • King Nimi faithfully practiced the principles of spiritual life he had learned from them. He put the teachings into action.
  • Through this faithful practice, King Nimi achieved the supreme goal of life. His example connects hearing devotional teachings with following them.

Try this today

Choose one devotional principle you have learned and put it into practice today.

Ask yourself

Which teaching have I heard but still need to put 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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