Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.2.47-48
Mukti· LiberationHear With Faith and Devotion
“Because this very confidential historical narration has the potency to vanquish all sinful reactions, one who hears or describes it with faith and devotion is no longer doomed to hellish life, regardless of his having a material body and regardless of how sinful he may have been. Indeed, the Yamadūtas, who carry out the orders of Yamarāja, do not approach him even to see him. After giving up his body, he returns home, back to Godhead, where he is very respectfully received and worshiped.”
What the purport teaches
- This confidential historical narration has the potency to vanquish all sinful reactions. It should be heard or described with faith and devotion.
- Such a hearer or speaker is no longer doomed to hellish life, however sinful the past may have been. The Yamadūtas do not approach that person even to see them.
- After giving up the material body, that person returns home, back to Godhead. There, that person is respectfully received and worshiped.
Try this today
Read this translation aloud once today, giving your full attention to hearing it with faith and devotion.
Ask yourself
Am I hearing this narration with faith and devotion, rather than merely gathering information?
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.