Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.27.7
Mukti· LiberationEqual Vision and Dedicated Service
“In executing devotional service, one has to see every living entity equally, without enmity towards anyone yet without intimate connections with anyone. One has to observe celibacy, be grave and execute his eternal activities, offering the results to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- A devotee sees the soul within each body as part and parcel of the Supreme Lord and has no enmity toward anyone. For intimate association, he chooses devotees who support his devotional service.
- A devotee should observe celibacy; the purport also permits marriage under religious principles and satisfaction with one’s wife. Silence means avoiding needless talk, not refraining from speaking enthusiastically about Kṛṣṇa.
- Our eternal occupation is service to the Lord. Whatever a devotee earns, eats or does is offered for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, rather than personal sense gratification.
Try this today
Replace one needless conversation today with a few sincere words about Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How can I combine kindness toward everyone with choices that nourish devotional service?
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.