Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.24.10
Ūti· What drives us to actMaterial Prosperity Supports Duty
“By accepting the remnants of sacrifices performed to Indra, people sustain their lives and accomplish the threefold aims of religiosity, economic development and sense gratification. Thus Lord Indra is the agent responsible for the fruitive success of industrious people.”
What the purport teaches
- Nanda said that people sustain their lives by accepting remnants of sacrifices to Indra. He described Indra as the agent of success for industrious people.
- Farming, industry and all other endeavor depend on food and drink, which cannot be produced without ample rain.
- The prosperity Nanda described served religiosity, economic development and sense gratification—not pleasure alone. Without adequate food, performing duties is difficult, and without duty, religious life is very difficult.
Try this today
After eating today, carry out one responsibility you have been postponing.
Ask yourself
Do I use the nourishment and resources I receive to carry out my duties, or mainly for pleasure?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.