Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.50
Satisfy the Lord Through Your Work
“Śrīla Murāri Gupta never accepted charity from friends, nor did he accept money from anyone. He practiced as a physician and maintained his family with his earnings.”
What the purport teaches
- Murāri Gupta maintained his family through his earnings as a physician. He did not accept charity from friends or money from others.
- The purport teaches that a householder should live on the earnings of his own occupational duty rather than begging. One should accept whatever one earns through one’s profession.
- Everyone should try to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead through occupational duty. Murāri Gupta was an ideal householder because he supported his family while satisfying Lord Caitanya to the best of his ability.
Try this today
Complete one practical responsibility today with the conscious intention of satisfying the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I carry out my responsibilities with the intention of satisfying the Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.