Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.12
Mukti· LiberationAppreciate Everyone’s Service to Kṛṣṇa
“When the Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased with the living entity because of his devotional service, one becomes a paṇḍita and does not make distinctions between enemies, friends and himself. Intelligently, he then thinks, “Every one of us is an eternal servant of God, and therefore we are not different from one another.””
What the purport teaches
- When the Lord is pleased by devotional service, one gains the understanding that everyone is His eternal servant. Prahlāda attributes this understanding to the grace of his spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa.
- A devotee sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead in everyone’s heart and every living entity as His servant. This spiritual oneness does not remove the relationship of master and servant.
- Everyone should appreciate another’s service rather than condemn it or become proud of their own. Kṛṣṇa gives understanding to those who sincerely serve Him with love.
Try this today
Offer one sincere word of appreciation for someone’s service to Kṛṣṇa today.
Ask yourself
Can I appreciate another person’s service without comparing it with my own?
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.