Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.34
Mukti· LiberationUltimate Annihilation Ends the Soul’s Bondage
“My dear Parīkṣit, when the illusory false ego that binds the soul has been cut off with the sword of discriminating knowledge and one has developed realization of Lord Acyuta, the Supreme Soul, this is called the ātyantika, or ultimate, annihilation of material existence.”
What the purport teaches
- Illusory false ego binds the soul to material existence.
- Discriminating knowledge is compared to a sword that cuts off this bondage. One then develops realization of Lord Acyuta, the Supreme Soul.
- This is called ātyantika, the ultimate annihilation of material existence. The verse describes the ending of bondage and realization of the Supreme Soul.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing the bondage of false ego from realization of Lord Acyuta.
Ask yourself
How does this description change your understanding of what must end for spiritual freedom?
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.