Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.27.6
Mukti· LiberationHear and Chant With Sincere Devotion
“One has to become faithful by practicing the controlling process of the yoga system and must elevate himself to the platform of unalloyed devotional service by chanting and hearing about Me.”
What the purport teaches
- The purpose of yoga is not merely physical exercise. Its controlling practices should train the mind for faithful devotional service.
- Knowing that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the source of everything helps one become absorbed in love for Him. Bhāva is the preliminary stage of love of Godhead.
- Hearing and chanting about the Lord are the direct path of bhakti-yoga. Devotion must be without duplicity, not an outward practice hiding a desire to become one with the Supreme.
Try this today
Read aloud one passage about the Lord’s glories from this purport, listening carefully with the desire to serve Him.
Ask yourself
How can I make my hearing and chanting more sincere and attentive?
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.