Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.23
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Brings Knowledge and Detachment
“Engagement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and application of devotional service unto Kṛṣṇa make it possible to advance in knowledge and detachment, as well as in self-realization.”
What the purport teaches
- Devotional service to Kṛṣṇa produces knowledge, detachment and self-realization. A devotee does not need to pursue detachment separately or wait for transcendental knowledge to awaken.
- Steady devotional service allows good qualities to develop automatically. The purport illustrates this with a hunter who became unwilling to kill even an ant after becoming a devotee.
- Brahma-darśanam means realizing the Transcendence and seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva. Through His service, a devotee also understands Brahman without a separate investigation.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today specifically for devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, without waiting to feel more knowledgeable or detached.
Ask yourself
Do I trust devotional service to nourish knowledge and detachment, or think I must first achieve them independently?
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.