Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.2.1
Visarga· Brahmā's creationManu’s Steady Austerity
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had thus gone to the forest to accept the order of vānaprastha, Vaivasvata Manu [Śrāddhadeva], being desirous of getting more sons, performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudyumna went to the forest to accept the order of vānaprastha.
- Vaivasvata Manu, also known as Śrāddhadeva, desired more sons.
- Manu performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years.
Try this today
Set aside a short, fixed time today for a spiritual discipline, and keep that commitment.
Ask yourself
What does Manu’s long austerity invite you to consider about perseverance?
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.