Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.21.27
Āśraya· The supreme shelterWorship the Supreme Lord Through Your Duties
“My dear respectable ladies and gentlemen, according to the authoritative statements of śāstra, there must be a supreme authority who is able to award the respective benefits of our present activities. Otherwise, why should there be persons who are unusually beautiful and powerful both in this life and in the life after death?”
What the purport teaches
- Pṛthu Mahārāja appealed to the authority of śāstra to establish a supreme authority who awards the results of action. The varieties of existence indicate the plan of a superior intelligence, not merely chance.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the original source of everything. As Paramātmā, He is also present throughout existence.
- The social and spiritual orders are meant to satisfy the Supreme Lord. By making one's occupational duties an act of worship, one can attain the highest perfection of life.
Try this today
Perform one task carefully today with the conscious intention of serving and satisfying Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How could my present work become worship rather than merely a means of personal gain?
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.