Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.4.6
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Purifies and Leads Home
“Because Gajendra, King of the elephants, had been touched directly by the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he was immediately freed of all material ignorance and bondage. Thus he received the salvation of sārūpya-mukti, in which he achieved the same bodily features as the Lord, being dressed in yellow garments and possessing four hands.”
What the purport teaches
- Touched by the Lord’s hands, Gajendra was immediately freed from material ignorance and bondage. He received sārūpya-mukti, attaining bodily features like the Lord’s, with yellow garments and four hands.
- Daily worship of the Deity provides an opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Hearing His pastimes, chanting His glories and offering worship also purify one of material contamination.
- A pure devotee acts according to śāstra and the Lord’s words, without other desires. Like Gajendra, such a devotee receives a spiritual body and returns home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Spend five minutes hearing or reading about the Lord’s pastimes as an act of devotional service.
Ask yourself
Which form of devotional service can I give more attentive time to today?
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.