Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.21.27
Ūti· What drives us to actPure Love of Kṛṣṇa Is the Fruit
“Those who are full of lust, avarice and greed mistake mere flowers to be the actual fruit of life. Bewildered by the glare of fire and suffocated by its smoke, they cannot recognize their own true identity.”
What the purport teaches
- Lust and greed lead people to mistake the flowery promises of the Vedas for life’s highest perfection. Desire for personal gratification fills them with anxiety and envy.
- Treating fire sacrifices for material benefit as the highest religious truth obscures spiritual understanding, like smoke obscuring vision. Such worshipers do not recognize their spiritual identity or their genuine shelter in God’s kingdom.
- All Vedic knowledge is meant to lead us to pure love of Godhead. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Absolute Truth, and loving Him is the ultimate purpose of our existence.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer today asking to grow in love for Kṛṣṇa rather than seeking material rewards.
Ask yourself
Am I treating material benefits as the fruit of spiritual life, or seeking pure love for Kṛṣṇa?
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.