Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.6
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyCompassion Gives Openhandedly
“Flashing with lightning, great clouds were shaken and swept about by fierce winds. Just like merciful persons, the clouds gave their lives for the pleasure of this world.”
What the purport teaches
- The clouds poured rain upon the parched earth, freely giving their water even as they themselves were dissipated.
- They resemble compassionate people who give their lives or wealth for society’s happiness. Their abundant rain is compared to openhanded charity.
- The purport pictures the clouds as distressed by the earth’s condition: lightning lets them see its need, and the winds resemble their heavy breathing.
Try this today
Give a small amount of money or a useful item today to help someone in need.
Ask yourself
What need around you moves you to give generously?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.