Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.7.19
Mukti· LiberationServing the Spiritual Master Deepens Devotion
“By serving the feet of the spiritual master, one is enabled to develop transcendental ecstasy in the service of the Personality of Godhead, who is the unchangeable enemy of the Madhu demon and whose service vanquishes one’s material distresses.”
What the purport teaches
- Association with and service to a bona fide spiritual master help develop transcendental attachment to direct service of the Lord. Such service can become deeply ecstatic.
- The Lord is the enemy of His pure devotee’s suffering. Loving service to Him vanquishes material distress.
- Service to the Lord has neutral, active, friendly, parental and conjugal relationships. As attachment to transcendental loving service develops, attachment to material service automatically disappears.
Try this today
Carry out one small instruction you have received from a bona fide spiritual master, with care and attention.
Ask yourself
How can service to the spiritual master help me develop attachment to serving the Lord?
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.