Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.25
Visarga· Brahmā's creationTrue Religion Leads to Devotional Service
“Religion was manifested from the breast of Brahmā, wherein is seated the Supreme Personality of Godhead Nārāyaṇa, and irreligion appeared from his back, where horrible death takes place for the living entity.”
What the purport teaches
- Religion appeared from Brahmā’s breast, where Nārāyaṇa is seated. This shows that religion means devotional service to the Personality of Godhead.
- The highest perfection of religion is service to the Lord that is unmotivated and unhampered by material impediments.
- Anything that leads to devotional service is called religion. Anything that does not lead to that service is irreligion.
Try this today
Choose one act of devotional service today and do it without asking for a material reward.
Ask yourself
Does your understanding of religion lead you toward unmotivated service to the Lord?
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.