Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.24.40
Mukti· LiberationSpiritual Instruction Brings Freedom
“I shall also describe this sublime knowledge, which is the door to spiritual life, to My mother, so that she also can attain perfection and self-realization, ending all reactions to fruitive activities. Thus she also will be freed from all material fear.”
What the purport teaches
- Kardama Muni was anxious about Devahūti as he prepared to leave home. His son assured him that she too would be freed from material entanglement through His instruction.
- The purport distinguishes retired life, vānaprastha, from renounced life, sannyāsa. Kardama Muni followed the discipline of sannyāsa rather than taking his wife with him.
- Kapila Muni acted as the ideal son by assuring His father of His mother's deliverance. His spiritual knowledge would end her reactions to fruitive activities and free her from material fear.
Try this today
Read the Lord's promise in this translation aloud, reflecting on the value of receiving spiritual instruction.
Ask yourself
How much attention do I give to the spiritual well-being of those close to me?
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.