Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.84.40
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyFulfill Obligations and Renounce Material Shelter
“But you, O magnanimous soul, are already free from two of your debts — those to the sages and the forefathers. Now absolve yourself of your debt to the demigods by executing Vedic sacrifices, and in this way free yourself completely of debt and renounce all material shelter.”
What the purport teaches
- The sages tell their magnanimous listener that he is already free from his debts to the sages and the forefathers.
- They advise him to discharge his remaining debt to the demigods by executing Vedic sacrifices.
- Their instruction leads toward becoming completely free of debt and renouncing all material shelter.
Try this today
Write down one material shelter you rely on and reflect on what it would mean to loosen that dependence.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching my responsibilities in a way that helps me loosen material dependence?
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.