Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.17.26
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyWorship With Purity and Fixed Consciousness
“Purified and fixed in consciousness, the brahmacārī should worship the fire-god, sun, ācārya, cows, brāhmaṇas, guru, elderly respectable persons and demigods. He should perform such worship at sunrise and sunset, without speaking but by silently chanting or murmuring the appropriate mantras.”
What the purport teaches
- The brahmacārī should worship with purity and fixed consciousness.
- He should worship the fire-god, sun, ācārya, cows, brāhmaṇas, guru, elderly respectable persons and demigods.
- This worship should take place at sunrise and sunset, without ordinary speech, while silently chanting or murmuring the appropriate mantras.
Try this today
Set aside a brief period at sunset for quiet, attentive worship.
Ask yourself
How attentive and steady is your consciousness during worship?
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.