Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.6.10
Mukti· LiberationInstruction Leads Toward Supreme Perfection
“Having been instructed by the great and learned brāhmaṇa Vasiṣṭha, who discoursed about the Absolute Truth, Mahārāja Ikṣvāku became renounced. By following the principles for a yogī, he certainly achieved the supreme perfection after giving up his material body.”
What the purport teaches
- The great and learned brāhmaṇa Vasiṣṭha instructed Mahārāja Ikṣvāku about the Absolute Truth.
- Through this instruction, Ikṣvāku became renounced and followed the principles for a yogī.
- After giving up his material body, Ikṣvāku certainly achieved the supreme perfection.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes reviewing a spiritual instruction you have received and choose one concrete way to follow it today.
Ask yourself
Am I allowing spiritual instruction to shape my conduct, rather than merely hearing it?
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.