Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.18.43
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyHuman Life Offers the Greatest Benediction
“Pūru replied: O Your Majesty, who in this world can repay his debt to his father? By the mercy of one’s father, one gets the human form of life, which can enable one to become an associate of the Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Pūru recognized a debt to his father for the human body. Its higher consciousness gives one the opportunity to cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness and return home, back to Godhead.
- Parents give their child the greatest benediction by teaching the child to become a devotee. Devotional life frees one from repeated birth and death.
- A father who trains his child in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is most benevolent. By the benediction of Kṛṣṇa and guru, one can conquer material nature and return to the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes today learning or sharing one teaching that helps you cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Ask yourself
How am I using the opportunity of human life to become a devotee?
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.