Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.29.11-12
Mukti· LiberationPure Devotion Flows Without Interruption
“The manifestation of unadulterated devotional service is exhibited when one’s mind is at once attracted to hearing the transcendental name and qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is residing in everyone’s heart. Just as the water of the Ganges flows naturally down towards the ocean, such devotional ecstasy, uninterrupted by any material condition, flows towards the Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Love of Godhead is the basic principle of pure devotional service. Hearing the Supreme Lord’s transcendental name and qualities naturally attracts the pure devotee, as the Ganges flows toward the ocean.
- A pure devotee serves without seeking any material or spiritual benefit. Devotional service is meant only for the Supreme Personality of Godhead—Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa.
- No material condition can stop a pure devotee’s service. The devotee shapes every moment around serving the Lord and has no interest apart from fulfilling His desire.
Try this today
Spend five minutes hearing about Kṛṣṇa’s name or qualities, with the intention of serving Him rather than gaining something.
Ask yourself
What benefit do I hope to receive from devotion, and how could I turn my attention toward serving the Lord simply out of love?
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.