Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.1.32
Mukti· LiberationFix the Mind on Kṛṣṇa’s Form
“Somehow or other, one must consider the form of Kṛṣṇa very seriously. Then, by one of the five different processes mentioned above, one can return home, back to Godhead. Atheists like King Vena, however, being unable to think of Kṛṣṇa’s form in any of these five ways, cannot attain salvation. Therefore, one must somehow think of Kṛṣṇa, whether in a friendly way or inimically.”
What the purport teaches
- One must seriously consider Kṛṣṇa’s form and somehow fix the mind upon Him. Such remembrance opens the way back home, back to Godhead.
- Even Kṛṣṇa’s enemies think of His actual form and thus attain salvation. Devotees who constantly remember His form are certainly liberated.
- The purport warns against trying to make Kṛṣṇa formless or remove Him from Bhagavad-gītā. Its central instruction is always to think of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Set aside one minute today to remember Kṛṣṇa’s form with devotion.
Ask yourself
Am I giving Kṛṣṇa’s personal form a place in my remembrance?
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.