Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.2.20
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Awakens Dormant Love
“Certainly others who were fighters on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra were purified by the onslaught of Arjuna’s arrows, and while seeing the lotuslike face of Kṛṣṇa, so pleasing to the eyes, they achieved the abode of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa appears to deliver the faithful and annihilate miscreants. Because He is absolute, both kinds of action are ultimately auspicious.
- Warriors purified by Arjuna’s arrows appreciated Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful face, and their dormant love of God awakened. They attained the spiritual planets rather than merging in the impersonal brahmajyoti.
- Devotional service is meant to awaken the eternal love of God dormant in every living being. This love awakens through association with pure devotees, whose activities are performed for the Lord rather than personal interest.
Try this today
Do one small act of devotional service today with the deliberate intention of pleasing Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How can I approach devotional service as a way to awaken love rather than pursue personal benefit?
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.