Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.57.37
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyInheritance Includes Duties, Not Just Possessions
“Since Satrājit had no sons, his daughter’s sons should receive his inheritance. They should pay for memorial offerings of water and piṇḍa, clear their grandfather’s outstanding debts and keep the remainder of the inheritance for themselves.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa said that Satrājit’s daughter’s sons should receive his inheritance because he had no sons. They should first provide memorial offerings of water and piṇḍa and clear his outstanding debts.
- The purport cites a scriptural order of inheritance. Since Satrājit’s wives had been killed and Satyabhāmā did not want the jewel, it rightfully belonged to her sons.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa’s statement indicated Satyabhāmā was already pregnant. Her son would be the real claimant of the jewel.
Try this today
Identify one outstanding obligation and take a small step toward fulfilling it before spending on yourself today.
Ask yourself
Do I think about the responsibilities attached to possessions before considering my own enjoyment?
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.