Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.20
Ūti· What drives us to actPurify Consciousness Through Service to Kṛṣṇa
“King Purañjana continued thinking how, when he was in a state of bewilderment, his wife would give him good counsel and how she would become aggrieved when he was away from home. Although she was the mother of so many sons and heroes, the King still feared that she would not be able to maintain the responsibility of household affairs.”
What the purport teaches
- The living entity is an eternal, atomic part of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, sharing His spiritual quality but not His greatness. Absorption in sense objects keeps the soul struggling in material existence.
- The living entity carries conceptions of life from one body to another, as air carries aromas. Therefore death alone does not end bondage; consciousness and activities must change during this life.
- Real happiness comes through purified, transcendental senses, not merely through the results of hard work. Taking to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and engaging the senses in the Lord's service brings real happiness and liberation.
Try this today
Use your voice for a few minutes today to read aloud about Kṛṣṇa, consciously engaging it in His service.
Ask yourself
What is one activity I can change from absorption in enjoyment to service to 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.