Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.12.26
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyDevotional Wisdom Supports Peace and Morality
“This child will be the father of kings who will be like sages. For world peace and for the sake of religion, he will be the chastiser of the upstarts and the quarrelsome.”
What the purport teaches
- The wisest person is a devotee of the Lord. Rulers should become wiser through devotion so that they can properly guide and protect others.
- Parīkṣit would be the father of kings like sages and would restrain quarrelsome elements for peace and religion. The cow is described as an emblem of peace and religion.
- The purport identifies wine, illicit sexual connections, gambling and slaughterhouses as sources of quarrel. Peace and morality cannot prosper while these causes are encouraged.
Try this today
Choose one meal today without meat, remembering the purport’s concern for peace and protection.
Ask yourself
Do my choices support peace and morality, or encourage the causes of quarrel described here?
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.