Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.44.9
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyDo Not Remain Where Irreligion Flourishes
“Religious principles have certainly been violated in this assembly. One should not remain for even a moment in a place where irreligion is flourishing.”
What the purport teaches
- The women declared that religious principles had certainly been violated in the assembly.
- They said one should not remain in a place where irreligion is flourishing.
- Their warning was immediate: one should not stay there even for a moment.
Try this today
Step away today from one conversation or gathering that encourages wrongdoing.
Ask yourself
Am I remaining in any gathering where wrongdoing is encouraged?
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.