Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.9.47
Mukti· LiberationOffer Personal Prayers With Knowledge
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O beloved demigods, you have offered your prayers to Me with great knowledge, and I am certainly most pleased with you. A person is liberated by such knowledge, and thus he remembers My exalted position, which is above the conditions of material life. Such a devotee is fully purified by offering prayers in full knowledge. This is the source of devotional service to Me.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is called Uttamaśloka because He is offered prayers with selected verses. Bhakti means hearing and chanting about Lord Viṣṇu.
- A devotee offers personal prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, addressing Him as Govinda or Kṛṣṇa rather than treating Him as nameless.
- Prayers offered in full knowledge purify the devotee and nourish devotional service. Continuing such personal prayers makes one eligible to become a pure devotee and return home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Say slowly, “I offer my respectful obeisances unto Govinda, unto Kṛṣṇa.”
Ask yourself
Do my prayers address Kṛṣṇa personally and remember His exalted position?
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.