Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.7.38
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyProtection Is a Leader’s Duty
“It is my duty to give protection and safety to all living entities struggling for existence. Certainly it is the duty of the master to protect his suffering dependents.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śiva accepts protection of struggling living entities as his duty.
- Those struggling for existence need both protection and safety. He recognizes that something must be done for them.
- A master’s duty is to protect suffering dependents. Responsibility includes care for those who rely on us.
Try this today
Do one concrete thing today to make someone in your care safer or better supported.
Ask yourself
Who relies on me, and what protection or reassurance do they need?
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.