Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.25.33
Mukti· LiberationDevotion Brings Liberation Without Separate Effort
“Bhakti, devotional service, dissolves the subtle body of the living entity without separate effort, just as fire in the stomach digests all that we eat.”
What the purport teaches
- Bhakti dissolves the subtle body just as the fire in the stomach digests food. A devotee does not need a separate endeavor for liberation.
- Service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is itself the process of freedom from material entanglement. Therefore bhakti is more glorious than mukti, or liberation.
- Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa and accepting food offered to the Lord engage and control the tongue. When the tongue is controlled, the other senses naturally come under control.
Try this today
Chant attentively today: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How can I give more attention to serving the Lord rather than seeking liberation separately?
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.