Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.19
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyCooperation Supports Leaders and Dependents
“O King, are your wives, citizens, secretaries and servants and the merchants who sell spices and oil under your control? Are you also in full control of ministers, the inhabitants of your palace, your provincial governors, your sons and your other dependents?”
What the purport teaches
- The sage asked whether the King's household, citizens, officials, merchants and other dependents were under his control.
- The purport explains that the king and his subordinates should be interdependent.
- Through cooperation, both the leader and those who depend on him can be happy.
Try this today
Agree with someone on one small task you can complete cooperatively today.
Ask yourself
Am I treating a shared responsibility as cooperation rather than one-sided control?
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.