Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.27.25
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyLet Scripture Guide Your Choices
“One who does not give charity according to the customs or injunctions of the scriptures and one who does not accept charity in that way are considered to be in the mode of ignorance. Such persons follow the path of the foolish. Surely they must lament at the end.”
What the purport teaches
- Giving and accepting charity should follow scriptural guidance. Disregarding that guidance leads to ignorance and eventual lamentation.
- One who discards scriptural instructions and acts according to personal whims attains neither perfection, happiness nor the supreme destination.
- One should bring the teachings of saintly persons, scriptures and the spiritual master into harmony. Following these principles is the way to success in life.
Try this today
Before making one decision today, reread a scriptural instruction relevant to it.
Ask yourself
Where am I relying on personal whims rather than spiritual guidance?
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.