Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.25.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCare for Family Without Lifelong Entanglement
“Maitreya said: When Kardama left for the forest, Lord Kapila stayed on the strand of the Bindu-sarovara to please His mother, Devahūti.”
What the purport teaches
- After Kardama left for the forest, Lord Kapila remained at Bindu-sarovara to please His mother, Devahūti.
- In the Vedic household system, a grown son takes charge of his mother in his father’s absence. He serves her to the best of his ability.
- The husband should leave household life when a grown son can take responsibility for the family. One should not remain continually entangled in household affairs until death.
Try this today
If possible, offer your mother one concrete act of care today, such as helping with a task.
Ask yourself
How can I fulfill family responsibilities while remembering that household affairs are not life’s final purpose?
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.