Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.24.39
Mukti· LiberationSeeing the Lord Removes Fear
“In your own heart, through your intellect, you will always see Me, the supreme self-effulgent soul dwelling within the hearts of all living entities. Thus you will achieve the state of eternal life, free from all lamentation and fear.”
What the purport teaches
- The Personality of Godhead is the ultimate feature of the Absolute Truth. His forms as Kṛṣṇa, Rāma and Kapila are eternal and spiritual, not material.
- One who sees the Supreme Person also realizes Paramātmā and Brahman. Just as seeing the sun includes seeing its sunshine, seeing the Lord includes experiencing His effulgence.
- Through devotional service to the Personality of Godhead, one can attain eternal life without lamentation or fear.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute remembering that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose form is eternal and spiritual.
Ask yourself
How does understanding the Lord as a person deepen my desire to serve Him?
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.