Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.24.13
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyMake Spiritual Instruction Your Life and Soul
“Sons ought to render service to their father exactly to this extent. One should obey the command of his father or spiritual master with due deference, saying, “Yes, sir.””
What the purport teaches
- The son or disciple should receive the words of the father or spiritual master with due respect and readiness to serve. The purport describes this response as an immediate “Yes.”
- The spiritual master is the second father, making spiritual birth possible. The disciple should regard his order as the life and soul of spiritual practice.
- The meaning of Vedic instruction is revealed to one who has implicit faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the spiritual master. Material learning alone is not the deciding qualification.
Try this today
Write down one spiritual instruction you are studying and set aside a specific time today to practice it.
Ask yourself
How can I receive spiritual instruction with greater faith and readiness to serve?
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.