Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.17.7
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyAsk How to Serve the Lord
“Therefore, my Lord, since You are the knower of all religious principles, please describe to me the human beings who may execute the path of loving service to You and how such service is to be rendered.”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava addresses the Lord as the knower of all religious principles.
- He asks which human beings may follow the spiritual path characterized by loving service to the Lord.
- He also asks how that service should be rendered. His concern is to understand the actual practice of loving service.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question about how to serve the Lord.
Ask yourself
What do you most need to understand about rendering loving service to the Lord?
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.