Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.21.12
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyDifferent Objects Have Different Purifying Agents
“Various objects such as grains, wooden utensils, things made of bone, thread, liquids, objects derived from fire, skins and earthy objects are all purified by time, by the wind, by fire, by earth and by water, either separately or in combination.”
What the purport teaches
- Grains, wooden utensils, thread, liquids, skins and earthy objects are among the things that can be purified.
- Time, wind, fire, earth and water serve as purifying agents. They may be used separately or in combination.
- The purport explains why time is included: all purificatory processes take place within time.
Try this today
Wash one water-safe wooden utensil with water today.
Ask yourself
Do I give everyday cleaning the appropriate means and time it requires?
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.