Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.21
Mukti· LiberationSincere Offerings Have Lasting Spiritual Value
“O Uddhava, greatest of saints, in a dangerous situation an ordinary person cries, becomes fearful and laments, although such useless emotions do not change the situation. But activities offered to Me without personal motivation, even if they are externally useless, amount to the actual process of religion.”
What the purport teaches
- Fear and lamentation do not themselves change a dangerous situation. Yet an activity offered to the Supreme Lord without personal desire has spiritual value, even when it appears externally useless.
- Even the most insignificant activity, offered without personal desire, can elevate one to the perfection of spiritual life.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa always protects and maintains His devotee. He accepts prayers for protection or maintenance as the highest religious process when their purpose is to continue devotional service unimpeded.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Kṛṣṇa for the protection and maintenance needed to continue your devotional service.
Ask yourself
When I ask Lord Kṛṣṇa for help, is my purpose to continue serving Him?
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.