Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.10.8
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyChoose Compassion Over Temporary Comfort
“O demigods, one who has no compassion for humanity in its suffering and does not sacrifice his impermanent body for the higher causes of religious principles or eternal glory is certainly pitied even by the immovable beings.”
What the purport teaches
- The temporary body should be used for higher religious purposes with compassion for suffering humanity, rather than wasted on bodily comforts.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the Six Gosvāmīs left comfortable lives to show mercy to the fallen souls of the world.
- Following these examples, one should join the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and work to spread religious principles for the benefit of others.
Try this today
Use a few minutes normally spent on personal comfort to share a teaching of Kṛṣṇa consciousness with someone willing to hear.
Ask yourself
What small comfort could I set aside to help others understand spiritual life?
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.