Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.3.29
Ūti· What drives us to actHuman Life Is Meant to Please Viṣṇu
“My dear servants, please bring to me only those sinful persons who do not use their tongues to chant the holy name and qualities of Kṛṣṇa, whose hearts do not remember the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa even once, and whose heads do not bow down even once before Lord Kṛṣṇa. Send me those who do not perform their duties toward Viṣṇu, which are the only duties in human life. Please bring me all such fools and rascals.”
What the purport teaches
- The purpose of human life is to please Lord Viṣṇu. The social and spiritual divisions of varṇāśrama-dharma are also meant to bring people nearer to Him.
- Our true self-interest is to return home, back to Godhead. Every human being is expected to perform duties meant for approaching Lord Viṣṇu.
- Yamarāja calls for those who neglect these duties: they do not chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, remember His lotus feet or bow before Him.
Try this today
Today, chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name and spend a moment remembering His lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How much of my daily attention goes toward pleasing Lord 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.