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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.22.35 · one of the 108 chosen verses

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty

Use Your Resources for Others' Welfare

“It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.22.35, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Performing welfare activities for others is the duty of every living being.
  • We can use our life and wealth for the benefit of others.
  • Our intelligence and words can also be used to help others.

Try this today

Choose one of these resources and use it to give someone concrete help today.

Ask yourself

Which could I offer more thoughtfully today: my effort, wealth, intelligence or words?

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.

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