Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.14.4
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyPure Knowledge Through Disciplic Succession
“Lord Brahmā spoke this Vedic knowledge to his eldest son, Manu, and the seven great sages headed by Bhṛgu Muni then accepted the same knowledge from Manu.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā taught Vedic knowledge to his eldest son, Manu. The seven great sages headed by Bhṛgu Muni received that same knowledge from Manu.
- Bhakti-yoga is the natural activity of a person whose nature is purified by association with the Supreme Lord. Practiced with pure consciousness, devotional service brings one directly in touch with the Personality of Godhead.
- This transmission illustrates paramparā, or disciplic succession. Through the spiritual masters in Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s movement, the same Vedic knowledge remains available.
Try this today
Reread one teaching in this purport and write it down carefully without changing its meaning.
Ask yourself
Do I approach spiritual knowledge as something to receive faithfully through disciplic succession?
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.