Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.18.47
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyDedicate Traditional Duties in Loving Service
“Those who are followers of this varṇāśrama system accept religious principles according to authorized traditions of proper conduct. When such varṇāśrama duties are dedicated to Me in loving service, they award the supreme perfection of life.”
What the purport teaches
- Followers of varṇāśrama accept religious principles according to authorized traditions of proper conduct. Different orders and positions carry different duties.
- Vedic rituals, sacrifices and austerities should all be offered to the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Joined with loving service, they award the supreme perfection of life.
- Such offerings become the means for going back home, back to Godhead. Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or loving service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is the sum and substance of progressive human life.
Try this today
When performing one religious duty today, explicitly dedicate it to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's pleasure.
Ask yourself
Is loving service to Kṛṣṇa becoming the purpose of your religious duties?
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.