Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.11.22
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyStrength Joined With Patience and Truth
“To be influential in battle, unconquerable, patient, challenging and charitable, to control the bodily necessities, to be forgiving, to be attached to the brahminical nature and to be always jolly and truthful — these are the symptoms of the kṣatriya.”
What the purport teaches
- The kṣatriya’s symptoms include being influential in battle, unconquerable, patient, and challenging.
- Strength is accompanied by charity, control of bodily necessities, and forgiveness.
- A kṣatriya is attached to the brahminical nature and remains jolly and truthful.
Try this today
When a difficulty arises today, pause before responding and speak truthfully with patience.
Ask yourself
When I need to be strong, do I also remain patient, forgiving, and truthful?
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.