Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.6.12
Mukti· LiberationCultivate Devotion To Receive The Lord’s Favor
“As one can derive fire from wood, milk from the milk bag of the cow, food grains and water from the land, and prosperity in one’s livelihood from industrial enterprises, so, by the practice of bhakti-yoga, even within this material world, one can achieve Your favor or intelligently approach You. Those who are pious all affirm this.”
What the purport teaches
- The seed of devotional service comes by the mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Under the spiritual master’s direction, one must cultivate bhakti-yoga.
- Only devotional service enables one to achieve the Lord’s favor and see Him, even within this material world. Returning home, back to Godhead, is the ultimate goal of life.
- The purport encourages agriculture and cow protection as supports for a life attracted to devotional service. For this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, it emphasizes chanting the Lord’s holy name as the means of deliverance.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to chant the Lord’s holy name attentively.
Ask yourself
Are you making time for devotional service as deliberately as you make time for your livelihood?
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.