Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.18.13
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyKeep the Heart Free of Material Desires
“Having worshiped Me according to scriptural injunctions and having given all one’s property to the sacrificial priest, one should place the fire sacrifice within oneself. Thus, with the mind completely detached, one should enter the sannyāsa order of life.”
What the purport teaches
- Entering sannyāsa involves worship according to scripture, giving away one's property to the sacrificial priest, and becoming completely detached.
- One cannot maintain sannyāsa without giving up materialistic association and engaging exclusively in devotional service to the Supreme Lord.
- Material desires are like weeds that can overrun a beautiful garden of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A sannyāsī must vigilantly guard against attachments to women, money and reputation.
Try this today
Notice one desire for money or reputation today, and choose a small act of devotional service instead of feeding it.
Ask yourself
What material desire most needs careful attention in my own heart?
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.