Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.11
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyUse Your Independence to Obey the Lord
“Because you have with pleasure accepted within your hearts the orders of your father and have executed those orders very faithfully, your attractive qualities will be celebrated all over the world.”
What the purport teaches
- Every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and has a small measure of independence.
- With this independence, one can obey or disobey the Supreme Lord. The purport explains that obedience brings happiness, while disobedience brings unhappiness; the Lord does not force these upon anyone.
- The Pracetās gladly accepted and faithfully carried out their father’s orders. The Lord praised and blessed them for this obedience.
Try this today
Choose one instruction of the Supreme Lord that you already know and make a deliberate effort to follow it today.
Ask yourself
How am I using my small independence in responding to the Lord’s instructions?
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.