Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.7.14
Mukti· LiberationHearing and Chanting Lead to Loving Service
“Simply by chanting and hearing of the transcendental name, form, etc., of the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one can achieve the cessation of unlimited miserable conditions. Therefore what to speak of those who have attained attraction for serving the flavor of the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet?”
What the purport teaches
- Hearing and chanting the transcendental name and form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, can end unlimited miserable conditions. Devotional service is the ultimate means of relief.
- Sādhana-bhakti is regulated devotional practice with our present senses under a pure devotee’s direction. Through this practice, sincere attachment to serving the Lord gradually develops.
- In rāga-bhakti, the mature devotee serves spontaneously out of loving attachment. Knowledge and mystic practice cannot give the desired result unless joined with bhakti.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to chant Kṛṣṇa’s name attentively.
Ask yourself
How can I approach regular devotional practice as a way to develop sincere attachment to Kṛṣṇa?
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.