Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.14.18
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyHouseholders Support Everyone's Spiritual Progress
“As one can cross over the ocean with seagoing vessels, one can cross the dangerous situation of the material ocean by living with a wife.”
What the purport teaches
- Household life is compared to a vessel for crossing the dangerous ocean of material existence. The four orders cooperate toward liberation.
- Householders maintain brahmacārīs, vānaprasthas and sannyāsīs, who have little time to earn a livelihood while cultivating spiritual understanding.
- By helping others cultivate spiritual values, householders also advance. Such cooperation helps society cross the ocean of ignorance.
Try this today
Offer a small amount of food or practical support to someone dedicated to spiritual study and practice.
Ask yourself
How can my resources support someone else's spiritual cultivation?
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.