Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.52.40
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesWorship Directed Toward Attaining Kṛṣṇa
“If I have sufficiently worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead by pious works, sacrifices, charity, rituals and vows, and also by worshiping the demigods, brāhmaṇas and gurus, then may Gadāgraja come and take my hand, and not Damaghoṣa’s son or anyone else.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī hopes that her pious works, sacrifices, charity, rituals, vows and worship have sufficiently pleased the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The ācāryas explain that she felt no one could obtain Lord Kṛṣṇa through the efforts of a single lifetime. She therefore earnestly recalled pious activities from this life and previous lives.
- Her desired result is that Gadāgraja come and take her hand, not Damaghoṣa's son or anyone else. She mentions these activities hoping to convince Śrī Kṛṣṇa to come.
Try this today
Before one act of worship or charity today, pause and express your desire to please Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Are my acts of worship directed toward Kṛṣṇa Himself, or toward other rewards?
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.