Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.40
Mukti· LiberationDevotion to the Lord’s Pastimes Saves Us
“For a person who is suffering in the fire of countless miseries and who desires to cross the insurmountable ocean of material existence, there is no suitable boat except that of cultivating devotion to the transcendental taste for the narrations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s pastimes.”
What the purport teaches
- For one suffering countless miseries, cultivating devotion to the transcendental taste of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s pastimes is the only suitable boat across material existence.
- Although His pastimes cannot be completely described, even a partial appreciation can save one from unbearable material miseries.
- The holy name and pastimes of the Supreme Lord are the only medicine for the fever of material existence. They are perfectly narrated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Spend five minutes reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with the intention of cultivating devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
How could you make more room for devotion to the Lord’s holy name and pastimes when facing difficulty?
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.