Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.1
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyLive Simply to Cultivate Spiritual Knowledge
“Śrī Nārada Muni said: A person able to cultivate spiritual knowledge should renounce all material connections, and merely keeping the body inhabitable, he should travel from one place to another, passing only one night in each village. In this way, without dependence in regard to the needs of the body, the sannyāsī should travel all over the world.”
What the purport teaches
- A person able to cultivate spiritual knowledge should renounce material connections, keeping only what is needed to maintain the body.
- The sannyāsī should travel from place to place, passing only one night in each village.
- In this way, he should travel throughout the world without material dependence for bodily needs.
Try this today
Set aside one unnecessary material comfort today and spend a few minutes studying spiritual knowledge.
Ask yourself
Which material attachment draws my attention away from spiritual knowledge?
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.