Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.25.29
Mukti· LiberationBhakti-yoga Aims Directly at the Supreme Lord
“The mystic yoga system, as You have explained, aims at the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is meant for completely ending material existence. Please let me know the nature of that yoga system. How many ways are there by which one can understand in truth that sublime yoga?”
What the purport teaches
- Jñāna-yoga aims at impersonal Brahman, and haṭha-yoga aims at Paramātmā. Bhakti-yoga aims at complete realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Devotional service has nine forms, beginning with hearing and chanting and extending to surrendering everything for the Lord’s service. Like a sharp arrow, bhakti-yoga goes directly to the Supreme Lord.
- Nirvāṇa means ending material existence, not ending the soul’s existence. Devotees who attain the Supreme Personality of Godhead do not return to accept a material body.
Try this today
Offer one brief prayer to the Lord today, asking to engage in His service.
Ask yourself
How can I keep service to the Supreme Lord as the aim of my spiritual practice?
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.