Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.21.24
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionDevotional Worship Is Never Fruitless
“The Lord continued: My dear ṛṣi, O leader of the living entities, for those who serve Me in devotion by worshiping Me, especially persons like you who have given up everything unto Me, there is never any question of frustration.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord assures those who worship Him that their service is never useless. This is especially true of those who have given everything unto Him.
- Devotees who approach the Lord with material desires are called sakāma. Those who serve out of spontaneous love, without desires for sense gratification, are called akāma.
- People approach the Lord in distress, in need of money, out of inquisitiveness or in pursuit of knowledge. None of these four classes is frustrated in worship; each receives its desired result.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer of worship today, honestly acknowledging your motive and expressing a wish to serve with love.
Ask yourself
What brings me to worship the Lord, and how can I move toward serving Him out of love?
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.