Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.27.1
Mukti· LiberationServe Kṛṣṇa Without Claiming Ownership
“The Personality of Godhead Kapila continued: When the living entity is thus unaffected by the modes of material nature, because he is unchanging and does not claim proprietorship, he remains apart from the reactions of the modes, although abiding in a material body, just as the sun remains aloof from its reflection on water.”
What the purport teaches
- Devotional service brings detachment and transcendental knowledge. One fully engaged in bhakti-yoga remains unaffected by material qualities, like the sun untouched by the movement of its reflection on water.
- The living entity’s unchanging position is to cooperate with the Supreme Lord. Practicing devotional service under the spiritual master’s direction restores this natural position.
- Acting for sense gratification brings a claim of ownership and reactions. When one does everything for Kṛṣṇa without claiming proprietorship, one can remain untouched by the modes of material nature.
Try this today
Before one activity today, pause and consciously undertake it for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction rather than your own enjoyment.
Ask yourself
Where do I claim ownership instead of seeing an opportunity to serve Kṛṣṇa?
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.