Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.13.5
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyFollow the Sages’ Guidance Toward Goodness
“Among the ten items I have just mentioned, the great sages who understand Vedic knowledge have praised and recommended those that are in the mode of goodness, criticized and rejected those in the mode of ignorance, and shown indifference to those in the mode of passion.”
What the purport teaches
- The great sages who understand Vedic knowledge recommend those influences that are in goodness.
- They criticize and reject influences in ignorance. Such influences are not recommended for cultivation.
- They show indifference to influences in passion. Their praise is reserved for goodness rather than passion.
Try this today
Review one daily activity and ask whether it deserves cultivation, rejection or less attention according to this teaching.
Ask yourself
Do I value what the sages recommend, or am I more attracted to passion?
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.