Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.10
Mukti· LiberationDirect Devotion Rather Than Delayed Liberation
“The yogīs who become detached from the material world by practice of breathing exercises and control of the mind reach the planet of Brahmā, which is far, far away. After giving up their bodies, they enter into the body of Lord Brahmā, and therefore when Brahmā is liberated and goes to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the Supreme Brahman, such yogīs can also enter into the kingdom of God.”
What the purport teaches
- By perfecting breathing exercises, mind control and detachment, yogīs can reach Brahmaloka. After leaving their material bodies, they can enter the body of Lord Brahmā.
- Because these yogīs are not directly devotees of the Lord, they do not obtain liberation directly. They must wait until Brahmā is liberated to enter the kingdom of God with him.
- Absorption in a particular demigod does not bring direct entrance into the Lord’s kingdom. The purport warns that such yogīs or demigod worshipers face the possibility of taking birth again when creation resumes.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer today asking to make devotional service to the Supreme Lord your goal, rather than attainment of a higher material planet.
Ask yourself
Am I making direct devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead my goal?
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.