Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.29.81
Mukti· LiberationMake Spiritual Advancement Your Prime Duty
“In the presence of his ministers, the saintly King Prācīnabarhi left orders for his sons to protect the citizens. He then left home and went off to undergo austerities in a holy place known as Kapilāśrama.”
What the purport teaches
- Convinced of life's goal by Nārada's instructions, King Prācīnabarhi did not wait for his sons to return. He left orders for them to protect the citizens and departed for spiritual advancement.
- The purport explains protection as organizing citizens within the four varṇas and four āśramas. Good government must help these divisions follow their regulative principles, rather than rely only on passing laws.
- The King went to Kapilāśrama to undergo austerities and take to devotional service. This holy place, where Lord Kapila performed austerities, is known as Gaṅgā-sāgara.
Try this today
Arrange one necessary responsibility today so that you can keep a definite time for devotional service.
Ask yourself
What unnecessary delay keeps me from giving spiritual advancement its proper priority?
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.