Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.6.24
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutySacrifice Requires Thoughtful Preparation
“For performing sacrificial ceremonies, one requires sacrificial ingredients, such as flowers, leaves and straw, along with the sacrificial altar and a suitable time [spring].”
What the purport teaches
- Sacrificial ceremonies require ingredients such as flowers and leaves.
- Straw and a sacrificial altar are also needed for the performance.
- A suitable time is part of the preparation. The translation identifies spring as such a time.
Try this today
Before your worship today, choose a suitable time and arrange the materials you need.
Ask yourself
What does this list teach me about taking care in preparing an act of worship?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.