Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.10.29
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyTeach Through Example and Encouragement
“Generally it is to induce embodied souls to accept religious principles that the authorized teachers of religion exhibit ideal behavior while encouraging and praising the proper behavior of others.”
What the purport teaches
- Authorized teachers of religion seek to help embodied souls accept religious principles.
- They exhibit ideal behavior themselves, showing the principles they teach through their actions.
- They also encourage and praise the proper behavior of others, helping those people continue.
Try this today
Offer one sincere word of encouragement to someone making an effort to follow a religious principle.
Ask yourself
Do my actions and words encourage others to follow religious principles?
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.