Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.5.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLet Your Desire to Serve Grow
“Anyone who chants this narration or even thinks of this narration about the activities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa certainly becomes a pure devotee of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Anyone who chants or thinks about this narration of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa's activities becomes a pure devotee of the Lord.
- A devotee never thinks, “This is the limit of my devotional service.” The more service the devotee gives, the more service the devotee desires to give.
- Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was self-satisfied through engaging his mind and senses in devotion, yet sought still deeper concentration on Kṛṣṇa. Unlike the desire for more money, the desire for more devotional service brings increasing liberation.
Try this today
Read this narration aloud for a few minutes, with the desire to deepen your service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
What small opportunity for more devotional service can I welcome?
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.