Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.10.6
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyCooperation, Not Exploitation, Brings Peace
“Because of the King’s having no enemy, the living beings were not at any time disturbed by mental agonies, diseases, or excessive heat or cold.”
What the purport teaches
- Nonviolence cannot mean kindness to humans while remaining an enemy of animals. The purport connects cruelty toward animals with anxiety and conflict in human society.
- Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was pious, obedient to the Lord and sages, and no one’s enemy. Under his protection, living beings were free from anxiety, disease and excessive heat or cold.
- Conscious cooperation between humanity, God and nature can bring happiness, peace and prosperity. Exploiting one another brings misery instead.
Try this today
In one interaction today, choose to help rather than seek an advantage at another’s expense.
Ask yourself
Does my care for others include living beings who cannot defend themselves?
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.