Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.9.54
Āśraya· The supreme shelterLoving Service Is Our Main Business
“My dear Prahlāda, you are very fortunate. Please know from Me that those who are very wise and highly elevated try to please Me in all different modes of mellows, for I am the only person who can fulfill all the desires of everyone.”
What the purport teaches
- Wise and elevated persons try to please the Supreme Lord, who alone can fulfill everyone’s desires.
- Serving in different devotional moods does not mean serving in whichever way one likes. Bhāva is the stage immediately before love of Godhead.
- Loving service can be offered in śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and mādhurya. Our main business is to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead and serve Him.
Try this today
Before one devotional activity today, pause and make pleasing the Lord your intention.
Ask yourself
Am I making loving service to the Lord my main concern?
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.