Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.43.35
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyAn Appeal to Please the King
“Therefore let’s do what the King wants. Everyone will be pleased with us, for the king embodies all living beings.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker urges both sides to do what the King wants.
- He claims that everyone will be pleased with them if they satisfy the King.
- His reason is that the king embodies all living beings. This is the argument he gives for accepting the King’s wishes.
Try this today
Before agreeing to one request today, pause to consider the reason offered for it.
Ask yourself
How do I respond when someone claims that following one person’s wishes will please everyone?
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.