Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.29.10
Mukti· LiberationPure Devotion Transcends Even Material Goodness
“When a devotee worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead and offers the results of his activities in order to free himself from the inebrieties of fruitive activities, his devotion is in the mode of goodness.”
What the purport teaches
- Offering the results of one's duties to the Supreme Lord is called karmārpaṇam. This offering atones for faults in those activities.
- When worship and offerings aim at personal benefit or freedom from the faults of fruitive activities, devotion is in the mode of goodness. Pure devotional service is free from all material desires and beyond all material qualities.
- Hearing, chanting, remembering and other devotional activities can be mixed with ignorance, passion or goodness. One must transcend these mixed forms to reach pure devotional service.
Try this today
Offer one task's results to the Supreme Lord today, consciously setting aside the wish for a personal reward.
Ask yourself
Is my service directed toward the Lord's satisfaction, or toward securing a benefit for myself?
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.