1258 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 29

sense of the Lord’s presence everywhere, then we are lacking in devotional
service; in such a state of ignorance, we cannot offer anything acceptable
to the Lord.

TEXT 25
TARR at aS |
ma a wee aaraferg URI!

arcadav arcayet tavad
ifvaram mam sva-karma-krt
yavan na veda sva-hrdi
sarva-bhittesv avasthitam

arcd-ddau—beginning with worship of the Deity; arcayet—one should
worship; tdvat—so long; isvaram—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
mam—Me; sva—his own; karma—prescribed duties; krt—performing; yavat—
as long as; na—not; veda—he realizes; sva-hrdi—in his own heart; sarva-
bhiitesu—in all living entities; avasthitam—situated.

TRANSLATION

Performing his prescribed duties, one should worship the Deity of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead until he realizes My presence in his own
heart and in the hearts of other living entities as well.

PURPORT

Worship of the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is
prescribed herewith even for persons who are simply discharging their
prescribed duties. There are prescribed duties for the different classes of
men—the brahmanas, the vaisyas, the ksatriyas and the siidras—and for the
different asramas—brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa. One
should worship the Deity of the Lord until one appreciates the presence of
the Lord in every living entity. In other words, one should not be satisfied
simply by discharging his duties properly; he must realize his relationship
and the relationship of all other living entities with the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. If he does not understand this, then even though he discharges
his prescribed duties properly, it is to be understood that he is simply
laboring without profit.

The word sva-karma-krt in this verse is very significant. Sva-karma-krt
is one who engages in discharging his prescribed duties. It is not that one
