Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.16.3
Mukti· LiberationConnect Everything With the Lord’s Service
“When the mind is fixed upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His external feature made of the material modes of nature — the gross universal form — it is brought to the platform of pure goodness. In that transcendental position, one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, who in His subtler form is self-effulgent and beyond the modes of nature. O my lord, please describe vividly how that form, which covers the entire universe, is perceived.”
What the purport teaches
- Following his spiritual master’s advice, Mahārāja Parīkṣit thought continuously of the Lord’s universal form. Fixing the mind this way prepares one to understand Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, beyond the modes of nature.
- Everything is connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and should be engaged in His service. Something favorable for the Lord’s service should not be rejected merely as material.
- Managing property, money and books for spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness should not be considered material. The purport stresses that such service should accompany the regular chanting of sixteen rounds of the mahā-mantra every day.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today to use one resource you have to help share Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Ask yourself
What ordinary resource could I engage in devotional service rather than see as merely material?
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.