Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 36
Nārada’s Arrival, the Nine Yogendras, and the Foundations of Bhāgavata-dharma
कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वानुसृतस्वभावात् । करोति यद् यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयेत्तत् ॥ ३६ ॥
kāyena vācā manasendriyair vā buddhyātmanā vānusṛta-svabhāvāt karoti yad yat sakalaṁ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayet tat
Tùy theo bản tính đã hình thành trong đời sống bị ràng buộc, bất cứ điều gì làm bằng thân, lời, tâm, các giác quan, trí tuệ hay ý thức thanh tịnh, hãy dâng hiến trọn vẹn lên Đấng Tối Thượng, với niệm: “Điều này vì niềm vui của Chúa Nārāyaṇa.”
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura has commented in this regard that a person who engages all the sensory activities of his body, mind, words, intelligence, ego and consciousness in the service of the Supreme Lord cannot be considered to be on the same level as a karmī working for his personal sense gratification. Although apparently still a conditioned soul, one who offers the fruits of all his activities to the Lord can no longer be touched by the countless miseries that arise from the reactions to materialistic activities.
FAQs
This verse teaches that everything done by body, speech, mind, senses, intelligence, and self—whatever one’s natural duties may be—should be consciously offered to the Supreme as an act of devotion: “This is for Nārāyaṇa.”
Because King Nimi is seeking the essence of dharma and the path to perfection; the Yogendras explain that spiritual success comes not merely from changing one’s external role, but from transforming all activities into bhakti by offering them to the Lord.
Do your responsibilities as they are—work, study, family care—while mentally dedicating the results and intention to Nārāyaṇa, and aligning choices with devotion, purity, and service.