Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.25
Ūti· What drives us to actKṛṣṇa Consciousness Offers Hope in Kali
“In the Kali age people tend to be greedy, ill-behaved and merciless, and they fight one another without good reason. Unfortunate and obsessed with material desires, the people of Kali-yuga are almost all śūdras and barbarians.”
What the purport teaches
- People in Kali-yuga tend toward greed, misconduct and mercilessness. Material desires absorb them, and they quarrel without good reason.
- The purport describes a society dominated by dependent workers, while enlightened devotees of God and noble political leaders are scarce. Large businesses increasingly make independent businessmen and farmers into employees.
- The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is empowered to rectify this dismal condition. The purport presents it as the only hope for Kali-yuga.
Try this today
Set aside one unnecessary material pursuit today and use that time for a small act of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Am I giving more attention to material desires or to cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.