Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.68
Do Not Worship for Material Profit
“You are a renounced sannyāsī. What connections do You have? One who worships You for some material purpose is blind to all knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- Kāśī Miśra reminds the Lord that He is a renounced sannyāsī, without connections to these material affairs.
- Becoming a devotee to serve material purposes is a great mistake. The purport rejects making a show of devotion for material profit.
- Keeping Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as a means of livelihood is not approved. Worship aimed at material gain is described as blindness to knowledge.
Try this today
Offer one prayer today without asking for material profit.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching the Lord to serve Him, or mainly to obtain something material?
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.