Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.20.10
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyGenerosity Makes Sacrifice Auspicious
“By giving charity, a benevolent and merciful person undoubtedly becomes even more auspicious, especially when he gives charity to a person like your good self. Under the circumstances, I must give this little brahmacārī whatever charity He wants from me.”
What the purport teaches
- A benevolent and merciful person becomes more auspicious by giving charity to a worthy recipient.
- The purport distinguishes losing wealth through harmful activities from giving it for good causes. Poverty resulting from such generosity can be an auspicious sign of a great personality.
- Bali Mahārāja preferred to give Vāmanadeva whatever He wanted, even if giving everything would leave him poverty-stricken.
Try this today
Give up one small optional purchase today and offer that amount to a good cause.
Ask yourself
Can I welcome a small personal sacrifice when it allows me to give for a good cause?
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.