Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.6.44
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyServe the Lord Through Your Duties
“My dear lord, Your Lordship has introduced the system of sacrifices through the agency of Dakṣa, and thus one may derive the benefits of religious activities and economic development. Under your regulative principles, the institution of the four varṇās and āśramas is respected. The brāhmaṇas therefore vow to follow this system strictly.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord created the divisions of varṇa and āśrama to maintain social and religious order. The brāhmaṇas should vow to respect these principles steadily.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa created the four social orders to work for His satisfaction. Like different parts of one body, all should serve the complete whole, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- One's position is secure when one's work serves the Lord. Without this service, one falls from one's proper position.
Try this today
Choose one responsibility today and carry it out carefully with the intention of satisfying the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can you perform your responsibilities for the Lord's satisfaction rather than only your own benefit?
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.