Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.40
Ūti· What drives us to actShelter in Kṛṣṇa Frees One From Debts
“The woman continued: According to authorities, the householder life is pleasing not only to oneself but to all the forefathers, demigods, great sages, saintly persons and everyone else. A householder life is thus beneficial.”
What the purport teaches
- Human birth brings obligations to demigods, forefathers, the public and animals. We receive necessities and support from many others.
- Unpaid obligations further entangle one in birth and death. Yet taking shelter at Mukunda’s lotus feet immediately frees one from these obligations.
- The gṛhamedhī, overly attached to material enjoyment, has little interest in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Taking sex life as supreme prevents one from acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Offer a brief, sincere prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, asking for shelter and freedom from attachment that obstructs His service.
Ask yourself
How can gratitude for all I receive deepen my desire to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa?
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.