Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.21.26
Ūti· What drives us to actHeavenly Rewards Are Not Vedic Perfection
“Persons with perverted intelligence do not understand this actual purpose of Vedic knowledge and instead propagate as the highest Vedic truth the flowery statements of the Vedas that promise material rewards. Those in actual knowledge of the Vedas never speak in that way.”
What the purport teaches
- Those who misunderstand Vedic knowledge present its promises of material rewards as the highest truth. Those who truly know the Vedas do not teach this.
- Heavenly enjoyment is only a decorative blossom, not the real fruit of Vedic knowledge. Material existence remains disturbing as one moves through conditions ranging from heaven to hell.
- Even the demigods look toward the Supreme Lord’s eternal abode and are His devotees. Taking to Kṛṣṇa consciousness offers a genuine solution to the problem of progressing in life.
Try this today
Write down one way to pursue Kṛṣṇa consciousness today without measuring its value by material rewards.
Ask yourself
Do I measure spiritual progress by better material conditions or by growing devotion to the Supreme Lord?
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.