Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.9.13
Mukti· LiberationOffer Your Results for Lasting Spiritual Benefit
“But the pious activities of the people, such as performance of Vedic rituals, charity, austere penances and transcendental service, performed with a view to worship You and satisfy You by offering You the fruitive results, are also beneficial. Such acts of religion never go in vain.”
What the purport teaches
- Some people are more attracted to costly religious ceremonies than to hearing, chanting, remembering and other activities of devotional service. Still, the fruits of all pious activities should be offered to the Supreme Lord.
- Offering the results of pious acts to the Lord is a sign of devotional service and has permanent value. Enjoying those results only for oneself brings temporary benefit.
- Anything done for the Lord becomes a lasting spiritual asset. By His grace, such activities gradually lead to pure devotional service.
Try this today
Choose one daily activity and, before beginning, offer its results to the Supreme Lord for His satisfaction.
Ask yourself
Which activity today could I do for the Lord’s satisfaction rather than only for my own benefit?
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.