Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.5.30
Mukti· LiberationHear Instructions That Lead to Devotional Service
“O sons of Dakṣa, please hear my words of instruction attentively. You are all very affectionate to your elder brothers, the Haryaśvas. Therefore you should follow their path.”
What the purport teaches
- Nārada asked the sons to hear attentively. He awakened their affection for their elder brothers and encouraged them to follow their path.
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the ripened fruit of the Vedic instructions. Nārada instructed Vyāsadeva to compile it for the benefit of people suffering through ignorance.
- Material activities cannot bring the happiness people seek. Devotional service directly mitigates the living entity’s unnecessary material miseries.
Try this today
Read the passage about devotional service in this purport attentively, and write down its teaching in one sentence.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking happiness through material activities or through devotional 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.