Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.44
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLoving Service Reveals the Lord’s Pleasure
“The great transcendentalists thus describe the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the pure devotees deserve to see more glorious things in transcendence, beyond these features.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is more than the creator and destroyer of material manifestations. His pleasure feature, ānanda, is understood only by pure devotees.
- Brahman realization understands the Lord’s all-pervasive influence, while the mystic sees Paramātmā within the heart. Pure devotees participate in the Lord’s pleasure potency through actual reciprocation of loving service.
- By developing pure devotional service, one can know the Lord as He is and enter His direct association. The highest glorious association is in Goloka Vṛndāvana, where Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoys with the gopīs and surabhi cows.
Try this today
Choose one act of devotional service today and do it with the intention of pleasing the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I approach devotional service as loving service rather than merely a duty?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.