Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.89.59
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyReligious Conduct Benefits Others
“Although all your desires are completely fulfilled, O best of exalted personalities, for the benefit of the people in general you should continue to exemplify religious behavior as the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahā-Viṣṇu addressed Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna as the best of exalted personalities. All their desires were already completely fulfilled.
- Nevertheless, He asked them to continue exemplifying religious behavior as the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
- Their conduct was for the benefit of people in general. Their example helped maintain the principles of religion.
Try this today
Carry out one religious practice carefully today, remembering the value of setting a good example.
Ask yourself
How might my own religious conduct benefit someone besides myself?
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.