Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.8
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyFollow Guidance Toward Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“O worshipful one, please give us your direction for the execution of duty within our working capacity so that we can follow it for fame in this life and progress in the next.”
What the purport teaches
- The request is for duties suited to one’s working capacity, bringing fame in this life and progress in the next.
- Brahmā received Vedic knowledge directly from the Personality of Godhead. Faithfully carrying out entrusted duties in his disciplic succession brings fame in this life and salvation in the next.
- The spiritual succession from Brahmā and the material family succession from Manu both move toward the same goal: Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Choose one entrusted duty within your capacity and give it careful attention today, remembering the goal of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Ask yourself
How can I carry out my entrusted duties with Kṛṣṇa consciousness as the goal?
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.