Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.28
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyMake Home a Place of Religious Duty
“Thus observing the principles of duty enunciated in the Vedas, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the goal of the saintly devotees, repeatedly demonstrated how one can achieve at home the objectives of religiosity, economic development and regulated sense gratification.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa observed the principles of duty enunciated in the Vedas.
- He repeatedly showed that home can be a place for religiosity, economic development and regulated sense gratification.
- Kṛṣṇa Himself is the goal of saintly devotees. His example keeps household duties connected with devotion to Him.
Try this today
Carry out one household responsibility today while remembering Kṛṣṇa’s example of religious duty.
Ask yourself
How can your responsibilities at home support your devotion to Kṛṣṇa?
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.