Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.29.39-40
Mukti· LiberationHear in the Association of Pure Devotees
“My dear King, in the place where pure devotees live, following the rules and regulations and thus purely conscious and engaged with great eagerness in hearing and chanting the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in that place if one gets a chance to hear their constant flow of nectar, which is exactly like the waves of a river, one will forget the necessities of life, namely hunger and thirst, and become immune to all kinds of fear, lamentation and illusion.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa consciousness becomes easy to cultivate where devotees live together and eagerly hear and chant the Lord’s glories. Hearing from pure devotees is like receiving a flowing river of nectar.
- Constant hearing and chanting raise one above the bodily conception. In this way one transcends the hunger, thirst, fear, lamentation and illusion associated with that conception.
- The secret of success is hearing from the right person. Association with pure devotees develops faith, attachment to the Lord and devotional service.
Try this today
Listen attentively today to a short recording of Śrīla Prabhupāda speaking about the Lord’s glories.
Ask yourself
Am I eager to seek the association of those who faithfully glorify 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.