Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.10.22
Ūti· What drives us to actEven Perfect Rituals Give Temporary Results
“If one performs Vedic sacrifices and fruitive rituals without any mistake or contamination, one will achieve a heavenly situation in the next life. But even this result, which is only achieved by perfect performance of fruitive rituals, will be vanquished by time. Now hear of this.”
What the purport teaches
- Perfectly performed Vedic sacrifices and fruitive rituals can bring a heavenly situation in the next life.
- Even these carefully earned results disappear with time. All material experiences, pleasant or unpleasant, come and go.
- Every material situation, from the worst to the best, is imperfect. Therefore one should strive only for pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Before one devotional activity today, consciously set aside the wish for a material reward.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking a better temporary situation, or making pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness my goal?
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.