Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.21.1
Ūti· What drives us to actAll Authorized Paths Aim at Kṛṣṇa
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who give up these methods for achieving Me, which consist of devotional service, analytic philosophy and regulated execution of prescribed duties, and instead, being moved by the material senses, cultivate insignificant sense gratification, certainly undergo the continual cycle of material existence.”
What the purport teaches
- Philosophical analysis and prescribed duties are ultimately meant for achieving Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or pure love of God.
- Devotional service, based on hearing and chanting the Lord’s glories, directly engages the soul in loving service. It is the most efficient means of achieving Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Those who abandon these means and pursue insignificant sense gratification remain bound to the continual cycle of material existence.
Try this today
Spend five minutes today hearing or chanting the glories of Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Am I directing my efforts toward Kṛṣṇa or mainly toward satisfying my senses?
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.