Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.39
Mukti· LiberationThe Culmination of Yoga Is Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“One who aspires to reach the culmination of yoga and has realized his self by rendering service unto Me should never associate with an attractive woman, for such a woman is declared in the scripture to be the gateway to hell for the advancing devotee.”
What the purport teaches
- Full Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the culmination of yoga. One who always thinks of Kṛṣṇa in devotion is the topmost yogī.
- Devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead frees one from material contamination. Then one can understand the science of God and realize the self.
- For the advancing devotee, the purport strictly warns against intimate association with women. It permits householders a restricted intimate relationship for begetting nice children, not unrestricted enjoyment.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to think of Kṛṣṇa in devotion, without pursuing a distracting pleasure.
Ask yourself
What attachment could distract me from thinking of Kṛṣṇa in devotion?
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.