Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.6.30
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutySpiritual Teaching Requires Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa
“O chief of the Kuru dynasty, the Vedic wisdom became manifested from the mouth of the virāṭ, the gigantic form. Those who are inclined to this Vedic knowledge are called brāhmaṇas, and they are the natural teachers and spiritual masters of all the orders of society.”
What the purport teaches
- Vedic wisdom manifested from the mouth of the Lord’s gigantic form. All social orders belong to His body, so none is degraded because of its position.
- Inclination toward Vedic wisdom, not birth in a particular family, qualifies one as a brāhmaṇa. This qualification is open to anyone from any community or part of the world.
- The perfection of Vedic knowledge is to know the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A spiritual master must be a pure Vaiṣṇava, a devotee well versed in the science of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Spend five minutes studying the teaching here that knowledge of Kṛṣṇa qualifies a spiritual master.
Ask yourself
Do I value spiritual teachers for their knowledge of Kṛṣṇa and devotion rather than their family background?
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.