Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.11
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyMake Life an Offering of Devotional Service
“Since you are my very obedient son, I ask you to beget children qualified like yourself in the womb of your wife. Rule the world in pursuance of the principles of devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus worship the Lord by performances of yajña.”
What the purport teaches
- Family life carries the responsibility to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Begetting qualified children is meant as a sacrifice for His worship, not merely for sense enjoyment.
- Viṣṇu worship is the ultimate aim of human life. The varṇāśrama system provides a systematic way to advance in that worship through one's duties.
- One who directly engages in devotional service may not need the disciplinary system of varṇāśrama-dharma. The Kumāras followed this path of direct devotional service.
Try this today
Choose one household responsibility and perform it today with the intention of pleasing the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
How can one of your daily responsibilities become service to the Lord rather than merely a source of enjoyment?
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.