Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.9

All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.13

O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve by discharging the duties prescribed for one’s own occupation according to caste divisions and orders of life is to please the Personality of Godhead

Krishna explains in His Bhagavad Gita that everyone naturally has to work and that  one can not even maintain a physical body  without work .

In every species of life, this principle applies . No person or creature can stop doing something not even for a moment,  either physically,  mentally, or intellectually , making arrangements for eating , sleeping , sex and defending territories or gains all require work .

Thus, the practical Srimad Bhagavatam recommends a  therapeutic process of linking ones natural occupational activities in a sacrifice toward Divinity for the purposes of understanding original occupations and the origin of all activity. What ever you do , do it as an offering to Me , live your life dedicated to Me and searching after Me , maintain yourself in a sacrifice for Me,  utalising any excessive energies of funds for My purposes,  My purposes are always for the ultimate benefit of every living being .

This can be done either directly for Krishna and that brings the best of sacrifices or indirectly a slower but systematic progress towards Divinity the Vedas say.

The peripheral goals of the Vedas always link to the cor values of the Vedas . They should be properly understood and  be heard with attention from the pure person Bhagavat , meaning a person who has understood the Vedas and can properly guide.

Depending on one’s circumstances, one chooses a  path suitable that is linked to the Vedas and is  recommended by the saintly persons who are in knowledge. One should stay on the elevator of sacrifice and not hop off on one particular floor and stay there becoming attached. One floor may be suitable for one stage of life but not for all stages .. one must always move forward in sacrifices .

Everything about the Vedas is perfectly complete, and one can find completeness within oneself at all stages of life , but still be forever increasing in knowledge and sacrifice.

The complete systems of social sciences are fully described in the Srimad Bhagavatam from start to finish , all kinds of people at every stage of their lives are facilitated , and the Param Gatim , the ultimate goal of pure loving services to Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead is elaborated on in full .

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