Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.53
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyDevotion Makes an Exalted Life Greater
“By his very birth, a brāhmaṇa is the best of all living beings in this world, and he becomes even more exalted when he is endowed with austerity, learning and self-satisfaction, what to speak of devotion to Me.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord describes a brāhmaṇa as the best of living beings in this world by birth.
- Austerity, learning and self-satisfaction make such a brāhmaṇa still more exalted.
- Devotion to the Lord adds an even greater excellence beyond these qualities.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes studying this verse, with the intention of deepening your devotion to the Lord.
Ask yourself
Am I cultivating learning and contentment as supports for devotion to the Lord?
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.