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Canto 11 · Chapter 11: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities
11.11.2111.11.23-24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.11.22

यद्यनीशो धारयितुं मनो ब्रह्मणि निश्चलम् ।

मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि निरपेक्ष: समाचर ॥ २२ ॥

yady anīśo dhārayituṁ

mano brahmaṇi niścalam

mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi

nirapekṣaḥ samācara

Translation

My dear Uddhava, if you are not able to free your mind from all material disturbance and thus absorb it completely on the spiritual platform, then perform all your activities as an offering to Me, without trying to enjoy the fruits.

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From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer Your Work to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    If you cannot fully steady your mind on the spiritual platform, offer your activities to Lord Kṛṣṇa without trying to enjoy the results. Such work purifies the mind, and spiritual knowledge automatically awakens.

  2. 2

    Honestly recognize any lingering material desires and increase your practical devotional service. Merely discussing spirit and matter, or imagining yourself fully liberated, cannot replace loving service.

  3. 3

    Pure desirelessness means having only the desire for the Lord’s satisfaction. Pure devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the conclusion of all philosophy.

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