Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.45
Mukti· LiberationDeepen Love Through Faithful Devotional Service
“O greatly fortunate Vasudeva, simply apply with faith these principles of devotional service which you have heard, and thus, being free from material association, you will attain the Supreme.”
What the purport teaches
- Nārada urged Vasudeva to apply the principles of devotional service with faith. By doing so, he would become free from material association and attain the Supreme.
- Vasudeva was already a personal associate of the Supreme Lord. Yet his natural humility made him determined to perfect his love of Kṛṣṇa.
- Accepting Kṛṣṇa as one’s son gives unlimited opportunity for loving service. The devotee in this relationship serves the Lord as a parent lovingly serves a child.
Try this today
Do one small devotional service today with the intention of giving service rather than receiving a benefit.
Ask yourself
Am I more concerned with what the Lord supplies or with how I can lovingly serve Him?
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.