Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.24.15
Ūti· What drives us to actRising and Falling in Material Existence
“All results of fruitive work have been arranged within this world by Me, the supreme creator acting as the force of time. Thus one sometimes rises up toward the surface of this mighty river of the modes of nature and sometimes again submerges.”
What the purport teaches
- The supreme creator, acting as time, arranges all results of fruitive work within this world.
- One may rise to higher planetary systems or become submerged in miserable conditions through impious activities.
- In either case, one remains in the mighty river of material existence. Its current carries one far from one’s real home in the kingdom of God.
Try this today
When a success or setback occurs today, pause and remember that your real home is in the kingdom of God.
Ask yourself
Am I treating an improvement in material circumstances as though it were my final destination?
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.