Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.16.60
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyDevotional Worship Includes All Auspicious Activities
“This payo-vrata is also known as sarva-yajña. In other words, by performing this sacrifice one can perform all other sacrifices automatically. This is also acknowledged to be the best of all ritualistic ceremonies. O gentle lady, it is the essence of all austerities, and it is the process of giving charity and pleasing the supreme controller.”
What the purport teaches
- Payo-vrata is called sarva-yajña because it includes all other sacrifices. Worshiping Lord Viṣṇu is the supreme process of worship.
- The ultimate goal of life is to please Lord Viṣṇu. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is also viṣṇu-ārādhanam, worship of Lord Viṣṇu suited to the age.
- Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, offering food to the Lord and distributing it are authorized activities that bring the same result as payo-vrata. In Kali-yuga, one should conscientiously follow saṅkīrtana-yajña.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa sincerely for the Lord's pleasure.
Ask yourself
Do I see pleasing the Lord as the purpose of my devotional activities?
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.