The devotee who desires the highest welfare gives up all these false endeavours and constantly engages his body and senses in genuine endeavours, for the sake of Bhagavan, Sri Guru, the Vaisnavas and devotion itself. The question may be, all these householder devotees who have taken shelter of the lotus feet of a bonafide Guru and who are following the path of bhajana, have to go to work, do business or keep a farm in order to maintain their families. Is this all false endeavour?

The answer to this is: “No, this is all genuine work, for the devotees who have taken shelter of Sri Krishna’s lotus feet are all members of Sri Krishna’s family. Their houses, wives, friends and money are all offered unto Sri Krishna’s lotus feet. They perform all their domestic duties, for Sri Krishna’s service, not for nourishing their independent lives. Therefore, this is counted amongst the items of bhajana. Actually all the activities of a devotee who is surrendered to Sri Krishna are engaged in His service, and all worldly business-activities that has been offered for
Sri Krishna’s pleasure are aids to attaining prema.

Sri Krishna personally told Uddhava — mad arthe dharma kamarthan acaran mad apaśrayaḥ. labhate niścalaa bhaktiṁ mayyuddhava sanatana (Bhag. 11.11.24)

“O Uddhava! The devotee who surrenders unto Me and who performs all his activities, whether it be religiosity or economic development, for My love, will attain unwavering devotion to Me, the Eternal One.”

From this statement from the Lord’s own divine mouth it is clearly understood that if the devotee’s domestic duties for economic prosperity and the maintenance of his family, along with all his other different subtle and gross desires, are
performed for Sri Krishna, then they aid his attainment of prema.”
(Prema Bhakti Chandrika, tika to verse 26)