Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.25
Sarga· CreationMake Your Work Service to the Lord
“Thereupon, because of His desiring to control movement, His legs became manifested, and from the legs the controlling deity named Viṣṇu was generated. By His personal supervision of this act, all varieties of human being are busily engaged in dutiful occupational sacrifice.”
What the purport teaches
- The legs and their controlling deity, Viṣṇu, appeared for purposeful movement. Human movement and occupational duties are meant for sacrifice.
- Work aimed only at wealth, comfort and uncontrolled sense gratification does not bring the desired peace. Forgetting the Supreme Lord leaves human activity without its true purpose.
- One can attain life’s highest perfection by worshiping the Supreme Lord through occupational duty. Work and its results should serve Him under the guidance of authorities expert in transcendental loving service.
Try this today
Choose one duty today and begin it with the intention of serving the Supreme Lord rather than merely gaining personal comfort.
Ask yourself
How could my daily work serve the Supreme Lord rather than only my comfort?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.