Lectures and Commentaries on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1, made in Vrindavan (India)
The purpose of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is to glorify the Supreme Absolute Truth, known as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, for the benefit of the suffering humanity. Śrī Vyāsa himself calls this Purāṇa the ripened fruit of the Vedic tree and compares it to the personification of rasa, or devotional relish. It is to be tasted by the rasikas, the connoisseurs of rasa, and relished by the sahṛdayas, the sober-hearted people or those whose hearts are imbued with sattva (SB 1.1.3)
A Bhakta is naturally very inspired to do service and is not stressed while engaging in it. Therefore, a Bhakta can work long hours with little rest. If you have to do a job that you don’t like, you get stressed and then you need to rest longer. Bhakti is rejuvenating to you. You don’t need a free weekend, or to go on a vacation.
