Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.32
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Vedas Reveal the Supreme Person
“Cities will be dominated by thieves, the Vedas will be contaminated by speculative interpretations of atheists, political leaders will virtually consume the citizens, and the so-called priests and intellectuals will be devotees of their bellies and genitals.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes cities dominated by thieves, leaders who consume the citizens, and priests and intellectuals devoted to bodily gratification.
- Vedic teachings become distorted by atheistic speculation. The purport rejects interpretations that obscure their unified, personal conclusion.
- All Vedic literature is meant to reveal Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Though known by many names and appearing in many forms, God is one absolute person.
Try this today
Before spiritual study today, recall that the purpose of the Vedas is to know Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Does your study help you know Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Person, or leave that purpose unclear?
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.