Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.10
Nirodha· Winding upLoving Service Continues Beyond the Body
“The city of King Purañjana was overcome by the Gandharva and Yavana soldiers, and although the King had no desire to leave the city, he was circumstantially forced to do so, for it was smashed by Kālakanyā.”
What the purport teaches
- According to karma—past desires and activities—the living entity receives a particular body. Long association produces attachment to that body, even though it is an abode of pain and cannot last forever.
- Without knowledge of the spiritual kingdom, a person clings to the present body. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement teaches that everyone can return to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and live eternally in bliss and knowledge.
- A Kṛṣṇa conscious person engages in the Lord’s transcendental loving service both within the body and after leaving it. Because devotional service continues eternally, such a person is not afraid of giving up the body.
Try this today
Offer one small act of loving service to Kṛṣṇa today, remembering that service to Him is not limited to this body.
Ask yourself
How might understanding that loving service continues beyond death change my priorities today?
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.