Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.52.34
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyProtecting Others Pleases Kṛṣṇa
“O brāhmaṇa, is your King attending to your welfare? Indeed, that king in whose country the citizens are happy and protected is very dear to Me.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa asks the brāhmaṇa whether his King is attending to his welfare.
- The verse presents happy, protected citizens as the mark of a king dear to Kṛṣṇa.
- A ruler's care for those in his country matters to the Lord.
Try this today
Ask one person in your care whether they need help, and respond to one concrete need.
Ask yourself
How well do I attend to the welfare of those in my care?
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.