Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.7.3
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Leads to the Lord
“The Lord then appeared as the Kapila incarnation, being the son of the prajāpati brāhmaṇa Kardama and his wife, Devahūti, along with nine other women [sisters]. He spoke to His mother about self-realization, by which, in that very lifetime, she became fully cleansed of the mud of the material modes and thereby achieved liberation, the path of Kapila.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kapila taught His mother, Devahūti, about self-realization, and she attained liberation in that very lifetime. Following the instructions of Lord Kapila or Lord Kṛṣṇa can bring the highest benefit even today.
- Self-realization includes knowledge of the Supreme Lord’s personal form, not merely the spiritual similarity between the Lord and living beings. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, always supreme and free from material contamination.
- Devotional service is the ultimate goal and brings spiritual knowledge and detachment. One can begin loving service before liberation, and its purifying power can bring complete liberation even in this life.
Try this today
Spend five minutes reading these instructions with the intention of learning how to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How would seeing loving service as the goal change your approach to spiritual knowledge?
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.