Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.27.10
Ūti· What drives us to actWealth Belongs to the Supreme Lord
“These sons and grandsons were virtually plunderers of King Purañjana’s riches, including his home, treasury, servants, secretaries and all other paraphernalia. Purañjana’s attachment for these things was very deep-rooted.”
What the purport teaches
- Purañjana’s descendants consumed his accumulated wealth, yet his attachment to them and his possessions remained deep-rooted. The purport warns against making such accumulation the purpose of life.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the real proprietor of all wealth and its actual enjoyer. Materialistic earners do not want to return their wealth to its actual owner.
- False ego makes one think, “I am this body,” and identify with a particular family, nation or community. These attachments grow deeper and make freedom from material entanglement difficult.
Try this today
Set aside a small amount of money for the Lord’s service, remembering that wealth belongs to Him.
Ask yourself
Which possession do I most strongly call “mine,” forgetting its actual owner?
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.