Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.4.25
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Is Real Perfection
“Those who are saturated with the transcendental happiness of rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead are uninterested even in the achievements of great mystics, for such achievements do not enhance the transcendental bliss felt by a devotee who always thinks of Kṛṣṇa within the core of his heart.”
What the purport teaches
- A pure devotee finds happiness in serving Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Heavenly enjoyment, impersonal liberation and mystic powers do not increase that happiness.
- A devotee’s senses are controlled by being engaged in the Lord’s service. Through this higher happiness, they lose their attraction to material enjoyment.
- The mentality of service distinguishes spiritual activities from material activities. Nothing connected with the Lord’s service should be rejected as material.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes using one ability you have in service to Kṛṣṇa, keeping your attention on pleasing Him.
Ask yourself
How could I use something I already have in Kṛṣṇa’s service rather than only for my enjoyment?
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.