Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.5
Mukti· LiberationPerform Your Duties for Kṛṣṇa’s Satisfaction
“Those who are intelligent and are of purified consciousness are completely satisfied in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Freed from the modes of material nature, they do not act for sense gratification; rather, since they are situated in their own occupational duties, they act as one is expected to act.”
What the purport teaches
- Arjuna did not want to fight for his own sense gratification. When he understood that his duty was to satisfy Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he fought.
- Those who perform their duties for the Supreme Lord and give Him the results are free from material attachment. Their work may look ordinary, but its purpose is the Lord’s satisfaction.
- Purified consciousness means understanding oneself as the Lord’s eternal servant, not the master. Working for Him brings complete satisfaction, while working for personal sense gratification brings anxiety.
Try this today
Choose one duty today and perform it carefully with the intention of satisfying Kṛṣṇa rather than gaining personal praise.
Ask yourself
How would my attitude toward today’s duties change if I worked for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction?
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.