Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.22.52
Mukti· LiberationUse Your Resources Without Attachment
“Mahārāja Pṛthu, who was very opulent due to the prosperity of his entire empire, remained at home as a householder. Since he was never inclined to utilize his opulences for the gratification of his senses, he remained unattached, exactly like the sun, which is unaffected in all circumstances.”
What the purport teaches
- Pṛthu Mahārāja lived as a householder with immense wealth, yet he did not use it for his own sense gratification. This showed his pure devotion to the Lord.
- Material life aims at personal sense gratification, while devotional life aims at satisfying the Lord’s senses.
- Like the sun, which purifies polluted places without becoming polluted, a pure devotee remains unaffected by material activities. He purifies those activities by engaging them in the Lord’s service.
Try this today
Choose one resource you already have and put it to a specific use in the Lord’s service today.
Ask yourself
How can I use something I possess for the Lord’s satisfaction rather than only my own?
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.