Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.7.35
Āśraya· The supreme shelterReligion Aims to Satisfy the Lord
“O sinless one, because the Personality of Godhead, the controller of all living entities, is the father of all religion and all those who are candidates for religious activities, kindly describe how He can be completely satisfied.”
What the purport teaches
- All religious activities are ultimately meant to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the father of all religious principles and the controller of all living entities.
- The needy, distressed, enlightened and inquisitive approach the Lord in devotional service, though their devotion is mixed with material affection. Pure devotees are above them because their devotion is untouched by fruitive work or speculative knowledge.
- Academic education alone does not qualify someone to satisfy the Lord. The purport describes those who remain miscreants as bereft of knowledge despite their education.
Try this today
Before one devotional activity today, pause and make satisfying the Lord your intention.
Ask yourself
Is my religious effort directed toward satisfying the Lord or obtaining something for myself?
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.