Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.7.32
Ūti· What drives us to actJoin Public Benefit With Worship
“Nanda Mahārāja and the others said: We must previously have performed austerities for a very long time, worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, performed pious activities for public life, constructing public roads and wells, and also given charity, as a result of which this boy, although faced with death, has returned to give happiness to His relatives.”
What the purport teaches
- Nanda Mahārāja and the others attributed the child’s safe return to previous austerities, worship, charity and activities for public benefit.
- Vedic civilization encourages practical service to the public, such as building roads and wells and planting roadside trees for shade.
- One should control one’s desires through austerity while simultaneously worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such activities make one pious and bring happiness even in material life.
Try this today
Give a small amount toward a public-benefit project today, and also set aside a moment for worship.
Ask yourself
How can I combine concern for others with worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
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.