Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.21.16
Mukti· LiberationPure Devotion Seeks No Material Reward
“King Rantideva had no ambition to enjoy material benefits from the demigods. He offered them obeisances, but because he was factually attached to Lord Viṣṇu, Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he fixed his mind at Lord Viṣṇu’s lotus feet.”
What the purport teaches
- Rantideva offered obeisances to the demigods but did not hanker for material benefits from them.
- He fixed his mind upon Lord Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and rendered devotional service unto Him.
- Pure devotional service means favorable, transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation.
Try this today
Spend one minute offering a prayer to Kṛṣṇa for devotional service rather than material gain.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking loving service to Kṛṣṇa, or a material reward in return?
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.