Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.11.24
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesServe With Body, Mind and Words
“O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, will I again be able to be a servant of Your eternal servants who find shelter only at Your lotus feet? O Lord of my life, may I again become their servant so that my mind may always think of Your transcendental attributes, my words always glorify those attributes, and my body always engage in the loving service of Your Lordship?”
What the purport teaches
- The foundation of devotional life is to become a servant of the servant of the Lord. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught and personally demonstrated this desire to serve Kṛṣṇa’s servants.
- One must accept a spiritual master in the disciplic succession who is a servant of the Lord’s servants. Under his direction, one engages body, mind and words in service.
- The body should carry out service, the mind should think of Kṛṣṇa incessantly, and words should proclaim the Lord’s glories. A life engaged in this loving service is successful.
Try this today
Recite this verse’s prayer today, asking to engage your body, mind and words in the Lord’s service.
Ask yourself
How can my body, mind and words work together in loving 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.