Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.16.4
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyReligious Duties Serve Everyone’s Well-Being
“O most gentle one, I wonder whether anything inauspicious has now taken place in regard to religious principles, the brāhmaṇas or the people in general, who are subject to the whims of death.”
What the purport teaches
- There are prescribed duties for all inhabitants of the material world, especially the brāhmaṇas.
- The regulative principles are meant for everyone’s well-being. Kaśyapa Muni wondered whether they had been disobeyed.
- His concern included religious principles, the brāhmaṇas and people in general, who are subject to the whims of death.
Try this today
Choose one duty you have today and carry it out with attention to others’ well-being.
Ask yourself
Do I see religious duties as serving others’ well-being as well as my own?
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.