Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.11.17
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Removes Sinful Reactions
“The sun globe is the place where the Supreme Lord is worshiped, spiritual initiation is the means of purification for the spirit soul, and rendering devotional service to the Personality of Godhead is the process for eradicating all one’s sinful reactions.”
What the purport teaches
- The sun globe is a place where the Supreme Lord is worshiped. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all effulgence.
- Spiritual initiation is the means of purification for the spirit soul.
- Rendering devotional service to the Personality of Godhead is the process for eradicating all one’s sinful reactions.
Try this today
With your eyes closed, briefly meditate on the sun globe as a place where Lord Kṛṣṇa is worshiped.
Ask yourself
Do I see devotional service as a means of genuine purification?
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.