Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.3.11
Mukti· LiberationPure Devotion Grows Through Pure Devotees
“All the different kinds of worshipers of multidemigods can attain the highest perfectional benediction, which is spontaneous attraction unflinchingly fixed upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, only by the association of the pure devotee of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Plans for material enjoyment cannot solve the problems of birth, death, old age and disease. Human life is meant for finding a solution to these problems.
- The demigods and their planets are temporary, but one who reaches the kingdom of God shares in eternal life. Worship aimed at temporary enjoyment does not bring the highest perfection.
- Only through association with pure devotees can one attain spontaneous, unflinching attraction to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Pure devotion is the highest perfection of human life.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes today reading a pure devotee’s explanation of the Bhagavad-gītā.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking only temporary benefits, or association that helps me develop pure devotion?
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.