A questioner asks Acharya Prashant how to prioritize when faced with conflicting duties (Dharm Sankat), such as the duties of a son versus those of a student. Acharya Prashant responds by first examining the root of all action. He explains that duties and responsibilities are actions we perform, and all actions stem from a fundamental urge within us. This urge arises from a state of dissatisfaction and is a desire for fulfillment and happiness. This constant seeking for relief is what drives all of life and every action we take, including fulfilling our duties. Acharya Prashant identifies this desiring, unfulfilled consciousness as our fundamental identity. He states that this consciousness is inherently impure, trapped, and frustrated, and it constantly demands relief. Therefore, the sole and sacred purpose of life is to provide this relief and fulfillment to the consciousness. This becomes the ultimate duty, superseding all others. All actions, including duties and responsibilities, are performed for the betterment of this consciousness. To prioritize conflicting duties, the only criterion is to determine which action will elevate, clean, and purify one's consciousness. All other identities, such as being a student, son, employee, or belonging to a certain gender or religion, are described as peripheral and practical for worldly conduct, not existential or real. Referencing the Bhagavad Gita, Acharya Prashant explains that Shri Krishna represents this ultimate fulfillment. The real duty is to move towards this state of fulfillment, which is the betterment of one's own consciousness, and to set aside all other duties that do not serve this primary purpose.