Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.2
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyPerform Your Duties and Serve the Lord
“One should execute his prescribed duties to the best of his ability and avoid performing duties not allotted to him. One should be satisfied with as much gain as he achieves by the grace of the Lord, and one should worship the lotus feet of a spiritual master.”
What the purport teaches
- Perform your prescribed duties faithfully and to the best of your ability, without taking up another’s duties. Be satisfied with what comes by the Lord’s grace.
- Seek a bona fide spiritual master who is self-realized and knows his relationship with the Supersoul. By surrendering, inquiring and worshiping him, one learns spiritual activities.
- For one elevated beyond bodily designations to spiritual identity, the actual duty is serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the real execution of sva-dharma.
Try this today
Complete one responsibility today to the best of your ability, without comparing it with someone else’s work.
Ask yourself
How can I carry out my responsibilities with greater faithfulness and contentment?
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.