Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.20.9
Mukti· LiberationMake Your Daily Work Devotional Service
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, continued: My dear King Pṛthu, when one situated in his occupational duty engages in My loving service without motive for material gain, he gradually becomes very satisfied within.”
What the purport teaches
- Performing occupational duties in loving service to the Lord, without seeking material gain, gradually brings inner satisfaction.
- The ultimate goal of work is devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Work should please Him rather than entangle us in its results.
- Anyone can adopt devotional service while remaining in their occupation. Hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping and offering the results of honest labor are means of serving the Lord.
Try this today
Choose one task today and perform it carefully as service to the Lord, offering its result to Him.
Ask yourself
How could the purpose of my work shift from personal gain to pleasing the Lord?
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.