Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.18
Mukti· LiberationPure Devotion Leads Beyond Material Attachment
“Thereafter you will develop unadulterated devotional service unto Me and be freed from all material contamination. At that time, being completely unattached to material enjoyment in the so-called heavenly planets as well as in hellish planets, you will return home, back to Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- By the Lord’s grace, the Pracetās would remain engaged in loving service despite receiving material facilities for millions of years. Through that service, they would become free from material attachment.
- Steady, unadulterated devotional service carries one beyond the modes of material nature. A devotee becomes unattached to both heavenly enjoyment and hellish suffering.
- Every material planet, even Brahmaloka, is subject to repeated birth and death. One who becomes firmly fixed in pure devotional service is fit to return to the Lord’s abode and never take birth again.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes for devotional service today, aiming to serve the Lord rather than gain material enjoyment.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking better material enjoyment, or freedom from attachment through devotional service?
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.