Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.52.33
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutySpiritual Understanding Nourishes Contentment
“I repeatedly bow My head in respect to those brāhmaṇas who are satisfied with their lot. Saintly, prideless and peaceful, they are the best well-wishers of all living beings.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa repeatedly bows His head to brāhmaṇas who are satisfied, saintly, prideless and peaceful.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that satisfaction with one's own gain can also mean self-realization.
- An advanced brāhmaṇa is satisfied with spiritual understanding, not dependent on material formalities or facilities. Such brāhmaṇas are the best well-wishers of all living beings.
Try this today
Show quiet respect today to someone whose humility and goodwill you appreciate.
Ask yourself
Does my satisfaction depend more on spiritual understanding or on material facilities?
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.