Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.10.5
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyUse the Lord’s Property in His Service
“The rivers, oceans, hills, mountains, forests, creepers and active drugs, in every season, paid their tax quota to the King in profusion.”
What the purport teaches
- The secret of success is taking refuge under the Supreme Lord’s protection. Tools, machinery and personal effort cannot succeed without His sanction.
- Rivers, oceans, forests and hills are the Lord’s creations, not human property. Living beings are allowed to use His property for His service.
- A ruler is the Lord’s agent for the welfare of the people. Proper use of the Lord’s gifts allows comfortable living without enmity between people, animals and nature.
Try this today
Use one resource you have today to help someone, consciously regarding it as the Lord’s property used in His service.
Ask yourself
Do I regard the resources I use as mine to exploit or as the Lord’s gifts for service?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.