Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.78.33
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyCompassion Guides the Lord’s Example
“The Personality of Godhead said: I will certainly perform the atonement for this killing, since I wish to show compassion to the people in general. Please, therefore, prescribe for Me whatever ritual is to be done first.”
What the purport teaches
- The Personality of Godhead agreed to perform atonement for the killing.
- He explained that His purpose was to show compassion to people in general.
- He asked the sages to prescribe the ritual that should be performed first.
Try this today
In one matter where you need to make amends, ask for guidance about a suitable first step.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to accept guidance when doing so will benefit others?
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.