Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.12.6
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Frees Us from Entanglement
“Engage yourself fully, therefore, in the devotional service of the Lord, for only He can deliver us from this entanglement of materialistic existence. Although the Lord is attached to His material potency, He is aloof from her activities. Everything in this material world is happening by the inconceivable potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Devotional service includes the servant, the service and the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is served. Service means activities intended to please Him.
- Only the Supreme Lord can deliver us from material entanglement, and He guides His devotee from within. Serving Him also serves the demigods, so separate service is unnecessary.
- The desire to lord it over the material world entangles the living entity in material energy. The Lord remains aloof from its activities, and those engaged in His devotional service are freed from its action and reaction.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, consciously make pleasing the Lord your purpose.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching my activities with a desire to control, or with a desire to please 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.