Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.31.9
Āśraya· The supreme shelterDevotional Service Makes Human Life Successful
“The great sage Nārada said: When a living entity is born to engage in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme controller, his birth, all his fruitive activities, his life span, his mind and his words are all factually perfect.”
What the purport teaches
- Human birth becomes successful through interest in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Everyone should engage in the Lord’s devotional service, regardless of wealth, race or other material distinctions.
- Activities are successful when they result in serving the Lord, and thought is successful when directed toward understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Real religion means becoming God conscious.
- Devotional service means engaging the senses in the Lord’s service. In this way, one’s birth, activities, life span, mind and words become factually perfect.
Try this today
Use your voice today to speak one sincere sentence glorifying the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How can I use my mind, words or senses in the Lord’s service 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.