Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.19.18
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutySpouses Share the Results of Devotional Service
“Between the husband and wife, one person is sufficient to execute this devotional service. Because of their good relationship, both of them will enjoy the result. Therefore if the wife is unable to execute this process, the husband should carefully do so, and the faithful wife will share the result.”
What the purport teaches
- One spouse is sufficient to execute this devotional service. Through their good relationship, both share its result.
- If the wife is unable to perform the process, the husband should carefully carry it out.
- Faithfulness and sincerity firmly establish the marriage relationship. The purport explains that a chaste and sincere wife shares half of her husband’s activities.
Try this today
If you are married, offer one practical help that allows your spouse time for devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can sincerity help me support my spouse’s devotional service?
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.