Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.3.28
Ūti· What drives us to actSeek the Company of Devotees
“Paramahaṁsas are exalted persons who have no taste for material enjoyment and who drink the honey of the Lord’s lotus feet. My dear servants, bring to me for punishment only persons who are averse to the taste of that honey, who do not associate with paramahaṁsas and who are attached to family life and worldly enjoyment, which form the path to hell.”
What the purport teaches
- Paramahaṁsas have no taste for material enjoyment and relish the honey of the Lord’s lotus feet. Devotees try to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness out of sympathy for all living entities.
- Yamarāja directs his servants toward those absorbed in worldly enjoyment rather than devotional service. Nations, communities and families cannot provide lasting protection.
- The purport concludes that one should associate with persons who engage in devotional service twenty-four hours a day.
Try this today
Make time today for a brief conversation about Kṛṣṇa consciousness with someone engaged in devotional service.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking lasting shelter in devotional service or relying only on material arrangements?
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.