Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.13.18 · one of the 108 chosen verses
Mukti· LiberationHear and Recite With Faith and Devotion
“Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the spotless Purāṇa. It is most dear to the Vaiṣṇavas because it describes the pure and supreme knowledge of the paramahaṁsas. This Bhāgavatam reveals the means for becoming free from all material work, together with the processes of transcendental knowledge, renunciation and devotion. Anyone who seriously tries to understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, who properly hears and chants it with devotion, becomes completely liberated.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is completely free of contamination by the modes of nature. Its extraordinary spiritual beauty makes it dear to the pure devotees of the Lord.
- Even completely liberated souls are eager to hear and narrate Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It reveals freedom from material work together with knowledge, renunciation and devotion.
- Those seeking liberation should faithfully serve this literature by hearing and reciting it. Serious understanding, proper hearing and chanting with devotion lead to complete liberation.
Try this today
Read one Bhāgavatam translation aloud with attention, then pause to consider its meaning.
Ask yourself
How can I bring more faith and devotion to my hearing and reciting?
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.