Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.52
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotional Service Goes Beyond Liberation
“Thereafter, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka systematically and unceasingly taught Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was very submissive and humble, about mundane religion, economic development and sense gratification.”
What the purport teaches
- Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka systematically taught mundane religion, economic development and sense gratification. Prahlāda Mahārāja remained humble and submissive.
- The Vedic process regulates economic development and sense gratification through religion. This makes liberation from material bondage easier to attain.
- Beyond dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa, one engages in devotional service. A person established on this genuinely liberated platform is guaranteed not to return to material existence.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today for devotional service rather than pursuing a material benefit.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking only material improvement, or am I making devotional service my goal?
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.