Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.7.48
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutySelf-Control and Respect for Spiritual Advancement
“If the kingly administrative order, being unrestricted in sense control, offends the brāhmaṇa order and enrages them, then the fire of that rage burns up the whole body of the royal family and brings grief upon them all.”
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa order, the spiritually advanced community, was held in great esteem by the other orders of society.
- The verse warns that rulers without sense control may offend and enrage the brāhmaṇas.
- The consequences of such offenses bring grief upon the whole royal family, not only the offender.
Try this today
Pause before one difficult conversation today and choose words that show restraint and respect.
Ask yourself
How might a lack of self-control affect both my conduct and those around me?
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.