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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.12

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty

Sacred Preparation Follows Established Authority

“The brāhmaṇa priests then plowed the sacrificial ground with golden plowshares and initiated King Yudhiṣṭhira for the sacrifice in accordance with the traditions set down by standard authorities.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.74.12, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The brāhmaṇa priests prepared the sacrificial ground by plowing it with golden plowshares.
  • They then initiated King Yudhiṣṭhira for the sacrifice.
  • These preparations followed traditions set down by standard authorities.

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Review an established instruction for one devotional practice you already follow, and carry it out carefully today.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to follow established guidance rather than invent my own way of serving?

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.

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