Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.50
Nirodha· Winding upCarry Forward the Spiritual Master’s Mission
“She then prepared a blazing fire with firewood and placed the dead body of her husband upon it. When this was finished, she lamented severely and prepared herself to perish in the fire with her husband.”
What the purport teaches
- The translation describes the wife preparing her husband’s funeral fire and grieving severely. The purport discusses this historical practice as saha-maraṇa.
- The spiritual master comes to reestablish religious principles as the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Disciples have the duty to take charge of the spiritual master’s mission and execute it properly. The practical emphasis is wholehearted service rather than personal considerations.
Try this today
Choose one small task that supports the spiritual master’s mission and complete it today.
Ask yourself
What personal convenience could I set aside to carry out a devotional responsibility?
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.