Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.14.17
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyCooperate for Shared Spiritual Advancement
“O afflicted one, I shall forthwith gratify whatever desire is dear to you, for who else but you is the source of the three perfections of liberation?”
What the purport teaches
- The purport identifies the three perfections mentioned here as religiosity, economic development and sense gratification. A faithful wife helps her husband toward ultimate liberation.
- Comfort in household life is meant to enable spiritual activities, not deepen material entanglement. When the husband advances spiritually, his wife shares in that advancement.
- Both boys and girls need training in spiritual duties. The purport describes brahmacarya for boys and chastity for girls as preparation for beneficial cooperation.
Try this today
Help with one household task today so that someone has time for spiritual activity.
Ask yourself
Does my cooperation with others make more room for spiritual advancement?
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.