Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.14.15
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyServe With Your Whole Being
“Those who live according to religious principles and who follow them by words, mind, body and intelligence are elevated to the heavenly kingdom, which is devoid of all miseries. Being thus rid of the material influence, they achieve unlimited happiness in life.”
What the purport teaches
- A head of government should set an example by living a religious life. Religion means worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Religious life should not be merely a show. Devotional service should engage words, mind, body and good intelligence.
- Such service frees both leaders and the people they guide from material contamination. It gradually leads them back home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Choose one act of devotional service today and give it your words, attention, bodily effort and thoughtful care.
Ask yourself
Is my religious practice an outward show, or does it engage my thoughts and actions too?
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.