Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.5.32
Mukti· LiberationDedicate Every Activity to the Lord
“O Brāhmaṇa Vyāsadeva, it is decided by the learned that the best remedial measure for removing all troubles and miseries is to dedicate one’s activities to the service of the Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead [Śrī Kṛṣṇa].”
What the purport teaches
- Submissively hearing the Lord’s transcendental activities from bona fide sources is the practical remedy for life’s miseries. Nārada personally experienced this path of relief.
- No plan can bring the desired peace without the Lord’s sanction. We should dedicate our efforts to His mercy rather than depend on our own arrangements alone.
- Learning, work and wealth should all serve Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If we cannot engage completely in hearing His pastimes, we should use our particular abilities and attractions in His service.
Try this today
Choose one task today and, before beginning, ask for the Lord’s mercy to use your effort in His service.
Ask yourself
Which ability or resource could I use more consciously in the Lord’s service?
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.