Page 79 - Shri Venkateswara Book

desire for material benefit, we enter into the spiritual
reciprocation of devotion and transcendental
experiences of pure love with the Lord.

Lord Krishna teaches Arjuna, “Whatever you do,
whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away,
and whatever austerities you perform — do that,
O son of Kunti, as an offering to Me.” (Bg 9.27)
Commenting on this verse, Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada writes, “Thus, it is the duty of everyone
to mold his life in such a way that he will not forget
Krishna in any circumstance. Everyone has to work
for maintenance of his body and soul together, and
Krishna recommends herein that one should work for
Him. Everyone has to eat something to live; therefore
he should accept the remnants of foodstuffs offered
to Krishna. Any civilized man has to perform some
religious ritualistic ceremonies; therefore Krishna
recommends, “Do it for Me,” and this is called
arcana. Everyone has a tendency to give something
in charity; Krishna says, “Give it to Me,” and this
means that all surplus money accumulated should
be utilized in furthering the Krishna consciousness
movement. Nowadays people are very much inclined
to the meditational process, which is not practical
in this age, but if anyone practices meditating on
Krishna twenty-four hours a day by chanting the

78

28/04/2024 05:13:56
Venkateshwara Book.indd 78
Venkateshwara Book.indd 78 28/04/2024 05:13:56