Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.7.46
Mukti· LiberationSurrender Is the Qualification for Devotional Service
“Surrendered souls, even from groups leading sinful lives, such as women, the laborer class, the mountaineers and the Siberians, or even the birds and beasts, can also know about the science of Godhead and become liberated from the clutches of the illusory energy by surrendering unto the pure devotees of the Lord and by following in their footsteps in devotional service.”
What the purport teaches
- Material qualifications are not required for progress in devotional service; the required qualification is surrender. Anyone willing can begin spiritual life immediately.
- For someone sincerely seeking guidance, the Lord sends a bona fide representative. His loving representative is kind and easy to approach.
- By accepting a pure devotee’s guidance and following in devotional service, one can understand the science of God. This path leads beyond illusion, back to Godhead for eternal happiness.
Try this today
Choose one instruction on devotional service from this purport and take a small step to follow it today.
Ask yourself
Are you postponing devotional service because you think you lack some material qualification?
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.