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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.10.7

Mukti· Liberation

Saintly Association Is the Highest Achievement

“Still, my dear Bhavānī, let us talk with this saintly personality. After all, association with saintly devotees is man’s highest achievement.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker proposes to Bhavānī that they talk with the saintly personality.
  • The verse identifies association with saintly devotees as humanity’s highest achievement.
  • Conversation with a saintly devotee is therefore presented as a precious opportunity.

Try this today

Make time today for a brief, sincere conversation with a devotee.

Ask yourself

Do I value the company of saintly devotees as a true achievement?

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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