Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.14.1
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyAsk About Duty and Its Authority
“Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O most opulent Śukadeva Gosvāmī, please explain to me how Manu and the others in each manvantara are engaged in their respective duties, and by whose order they are so engaged.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit respectfully asks Śukadeva Gosvāmī to explain the duties of Manu and the others.
- He wants to understand how they carry out their respective duties in each manvantara.
- He also asks by whose order they are engaged. His inquiry concerns both their work and the authority directing it.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question you have about the duties described in this verse.
Ask yourself
How can Parīkṣit’s respectful inquiry guide the way I ask questions while studying?
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.