Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.7.10 · one of the 108 chosen verses
Mukti· LiberationOur Natural Position Is Service
“The living entity is in distress regarding his self-identity. He has no factual background, like a man who dreams that he sees his head cut off.”
What the purport teaches
- The soul’s disturbed self-identification is compared to seeing one’s own head cut off in a dream. Such misery does not belong to the soul’s pure condition.
- The living entity is eternally subordinate to the Supreme Lord. Trying to rule material nature or become one with the Lord is an illusion.
- Even in conditioned life, the living entity remains a servant, but serves māyā instead of the Lord. The best course is to surrender to the Lord and return to devotional service.
Try this today
Pause before one activity today and prayerfully offer to do it as a servant of the Lord.
Ask yourself
Where do I notice the desire to be the master rather than the Lord’s servant?
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.