Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.43
Ūti· What drives us to actNurture the Seed of Devotional Service
“Due to his particular type of body, the materialistic living entity wanders from one planet to another, following fruitive activities. In this way, he involves himself in fruitive activities and enjoys the result incessantly.”
What the purport teaches
- Bound by fruitive activities, the living entity changes bodies and wanders through different species and planets. In this bodily condition, he is called jīva-bhūta.
- By Kṛṣṇa's grace, contact with a bona fide spiritual master gives one the seed of devotional service. Hearing and chanting water this seed within the heart.
- One who is freed from material designations and fully engaged in devotional service is liberated. This is the brahma-bhūta stage, which can be attained even in this material world.
Try this today
Give five minutes today to hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How regularly am I watering the seed of 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.