Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.19.21
Mukti· LiberationMake Life Successful and Benefit Others
“Since the human form of life is the sublime position for spiritual realization, all the demigods in heaven speak in this way: How wonderful it is for these human beings to have been born in the land of Bhārata-varṣa. They must have executed pious acts of austerity in the past, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself must have been pleased with them. Otherwise, how could they engage in devotional service in so many ways? We demigods can only aspire to achieve human births in Bhārata-varṣa to execute devotional service, but these human beings are already engaged there.”
What the purport teaches
- The demigods praise human birth in Bhārata-varṣa because it offers many opportunities for devotional service. They themselves aspire for such a birth.
- The ācāryas contributed their experience, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally taught how to progress in spiritual life. These facilities help people understand and adopt devotional service.
- One should make one’s own life successful through devotional service and work for others’ benefit. Teaching devotional service throughout the world brings real benefit to people.
Try this today
Share one teaching about devotional service from this passage with someone willing to hear it.
Ask yourself
Which opportunity for devotional service could I value more and share with someone else?
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.