Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.40
Mukti· LiberationPure Service Gives Shelter and Satisfaction
“O unconquerable one, when You spoke about bhāgavata-dharma, which is the uncontaminated religious system for achieving the shelter of Your lotus feet, that was Your victory. Persons who have no material desires, like the Kumāras, who are self-satisfied sages, worship You to be liberated from material contamination. In other words, they accept the process of bhāgavata-dharma to achieve shelter at Your lotus feet.”
What the purport teaches
- Pure devotional service means rendering loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably, without desires for material profit. One simply serves Kṛṣṇa without material aspirations.
- Bhāgavata-dharma means becoming free from material designations and engaging the senses in the service of their proprietor. This restores the living entity to a pure identity in service to the Lord.
- When living entities adopt bhāgavata-dharma, the Lord reclaims them, and this is His victory. Unmotivated and uninterrupted devotional service completely satisfies the self.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and resolve to serve Kṛṣṇa without asking for material gain.
Ask yourself
Where am I seeking a material reward from service rather than simply seeking to please Kṛṣṇa?
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.