272 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 5

becomes simultaneously spiritually enlightened by the divine grace, as it
is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita.

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kurvana yatra karmani
bhagavac-chiksayasak rt

grnanti guna-namani
krsnasyadnusmaranti ca

kurvanah—while performing; yatra—thereupon; karmani-- duties;
bhagavat—the Personality of Godhead; siksaya—by the will of; asakrt—
constantly; grnanti—takes on; guna—qualities: naémani—names; krspasya—
of Krsna; anusmaranti—constantly remembers; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

While performing duties according to the order of Sri Krsna, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, one constantly remembers Him, His
names and qualities.

PURPORT

An expert devotee of the Lord can mold his life in such a way that while
performing all kinds of duties either for this or the next life, he can con-
stantly remember the Lord’s name, fame, qualities, etc. The order of the
Lord is distinctly there in the Bhagavad-gita: one should work only for the
Lord in all spheres of life. In every sphere of life the Lord should be
situated as the proprietor. According to the Vedic rites, even in the wor-
ship of some demigods like Indra, Brahma, Sarasvati, GaneSa, the system is
that in all circumstances the representation of Visnu must be there as the
yajnesvara, or the controlling power of such sacrifices. It is recommended
that a particular demigod be worshiped for a particular purpose, but still
the presence of Visnu is compulsory in order to make the function proper.

Apart from such Vedic duties, even in our ordinary dealings (for exam-
ple, in our household affairs or in our business or profession) we must
consider that the result of all activities must be given over to the supreme
