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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.38

Mukti· Liberation

Worship That Purifies the Heart

“By worship of this subtle form of the Vedas, O brāhmaṇa, mystic sages cleanse their hearts of all contamination caused by impurity of substance, activity and doer, and thus they attain freedom from repeated birth and death.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.38, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mystic sages worship the subtle form of the Vedas.
  • Through this worship, they cleanse their hearts of contamination caused by impurity of substance, activity and doer.
  • Thus purified, they attain freedom from repeated birth and death.

Try this today

Before worship today, pause and make cleansing the heart your conscious aim.

Ask yourself

How might a desire for inner purification shape my approach to worship?

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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