142 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 14
TEXT 2
ae STF
TINA MN tein: Farah: |
TAT Areata HVrEATL | 2 I
Sri-ndrada uvdaca
grhesv avasthito rajan
kriyah kurvan yathocitah
vasudevarpanam saksad
upasita maha-munin
$ri-naradah uvaéca—Sri Narada Muni replied; grhesu—at home;
avasthitah—staying (a householder generally stays home with his wife
and children); rajan—O King; kriyah—activities; kurvan—perform-
ing; yathocitah—suitable (as instructed by the guru and Sastra) ;
vasudeva—unto Lord Vasudeva; arpanam—dedicating; saksat—
directly; updsita—should worship; mahd-munin—the great devotees.
TRANSLATION
Narada Muni replied: My dear King, those who stay at home as
householders must act to earn their livelihood, and instead of try-
ing to enjoy the results of their work themselves, they should offer
these results to Krsna, Vasudeva. How to satisfy Vasudeva in this
life can be perfectly understood through the association of great
devotees of the Lord.
PURPORT
The format for grhastha life should be dedication to the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gita (6.1) it is said:
andsritah karma-phalam
karyam karma karoti yah
sa sannydsi ca yogi ca
na niragnir na cakriyah
