Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.10.6
Mukti· LiberationOur Eternal Happiness Is in Service
“O my Lord, I am Your unmotivated servant, and You are my eternal master. There is no need of our being anything other than master and servant. You are naturally my master, and I am naturally Your servant. We have no other relationship.”
What the purport teaches
- Every living being is eternally a servant of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. The Lord is the supreme proprietor and enjoyer, and our natural position is to surrender to Him.
- Real happiness exists in this eternal relationship of master and servant. Trying to become separately happy or treating the Lord as an order supplier disturbs that relationship.
- The prescribed method of devotional service is to become a servant of the Lord’s servant. Satisfying His servant is the way to satisfy Lord Viṣṇu.
Try this today
Offer one small, practical help to a devotee today as service to the Lord’s servant.
Ask yourself
How can I approach the Lord as His servant rather than as someone expecting Him to fulfill my orders?
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.