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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.33

Mukti· Liberation

Understanding Lord Viṣṇu Beyond Bodily Identity

“Such devotees come to understand the supreme transcendental situation of the Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, because they are no longer polluted by the concepts of “I” and “my,” which are based on body and home.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.33, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Devotees come to understand the supreme transcendental situation of the Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu.
  • They are no longer polluted by the concepts of “I” and “my” based on the body.
  • Their understanding is also free from the possessiveness centered on home.

Try this today

Notice one possessive thought about your body or home today, and pause to reflect on understanding Lord Viṣṇu beyond that attachment.

Ask yourself

Where do thoughts of “I” and “my” shape my sense of who I am?

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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