Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.5.21
Mukti· LiberationHear, Understand, and Follow Spiritual Instructions
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, after hearing the instructions of Nārada, the Haryaśvas, the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa, were firmly convinced. They all believed in his instructions and reached the same conclusion. Having accepted him as their spiritual master, they circumambulated that great sage and followed the path by which one never returns to this world.”
What the purport teaches
- A spiritual master does not teach disciples how to become more expert in materialistic life. He teaches them how to give it up and return home, back to Godhead.
- The disciple’s duty is to assimilate and follow the spiritual master’s instructions. The Haryaśvas accepted Nārada Muni as their spiritual master and acted with firm conviction.
- Even the highest planet in this material world cannot free one from repeated birth and death. The perfection of life is to attain the Lord’s abode, from which one never returns.
Try this today
Choose one instruction from this purport and write a sentence explaining what following it would mean for you.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking spiritual instruction for material improvement, or to return to Godhead?
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.