Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.41
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyOffering Everything With a Pure Heart
“This indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives.”
What the purport teaches
- True disciples repay their debt to the spiritual master by offering their wealth and very lives with pure hearts.
- The body supports the material conception of “I,” and fortune supports the conception of “mine.” By offering everything, one realizes oneself to be an eternal servant of the Lord.
- The spiritual master does not exploit the disciple. He engages the disciple fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness for the disciple’s eternal benefit.
Try this today
Use a small portion of your time or resources today in devotional service, consciously offering it with a pure intention.
Ask yourself
How might seeing yourself as the Lord’s servant change your sense of “I” and “mine”?
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.