Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.264
Service Beyond Occupational Duties
“ ‘Occupational duties are described in the religious scriptures. If one analyzes them, he can fully understand their qualities and faults and then give them up completely to render service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A person who does so is considered a first-class man.’
What the purport teaches
- Religious scriptures describe occupational duties.
- By analyzing these duties, one can fully understand their qualities and faults.
- One who then gives them up completely to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead is considered a first-class man.
Try this today
Write down one quality and one fault you see in an occupational duty, considering it in relation to service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching challenge my understanding of what makes someone first-class?
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.