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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.25
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 25
- arcādāv arcayet tāvad
- īśvaraṁ māṁ sva-karma-kṛt
- yāvan na veda sva-hṛdi
- sarva-bhūteṣv avasthitam
arcābeginning with worship of the Deity-ādaubeginning with worship of the Deity — beginning with worship of the Deity; arcayetone should worship — one should worship; tāvatso long — so long; īśvaramthe Supreme Personality of Godhead — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; māmMe — Me; svahis own — his own; karmaprescribed duties — prescribed duties; kṛtperforming — performing; yāvatas long as — as long as; nanot — not; vedahe realizes — he realizes; svain his own heart-hṛdiin his own heart — in his own heart; sarvain all living entities-bhūteṣuin all living entities — in all living entities; avasthitamsituated — situated.
Performing his prescribed duties, one should worship the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead until one realizes My presence in his own heart and in the hearts of other living entities as well.
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 social classes of men—the brāhmaṇas, the vaiśyas, the kṣatriyas and the śūdras—and for the different āśramas—brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa. 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-kṛt in this verse is very significant. Sva-karma-kṛt is one who engages in discharging his prescribed duties. It is not that one who has become a devotee of the Lord or who engages in devotional service should give up his prescribed duties. No one should be lazy under the plea of devotional service. One has to execute devotional service according to his prescribed duties. Sva-karma-kṛt means that one should discharge the duties prescribed for him without neglect.