Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.46
Ūti· What drives us to actCruelty Can Block Good Instruction
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O best of the Kuru dynasty, Kaṁsa was fiercely cruel and was actually a follower of the Rākṣasas. Therefore he could be neither pacified nor terrified by the good instructions given by Vasudeva. He did not care about the results of sinful activities, either in this life or in the next.”
What the purport teaches
- Kaṁsa was fiercely cruel and followed the Rākṣasas.
- Vasudeva's good instructions could neither pacify him nor make him afraid to act wrongly.
- Kaṁsa did not care about the results of sinful activities, either in this life or in the next.
Try this today
Before acting on an angry impulse today, pause to consider its harmful results.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to hear good advice when it challenges what I want to do?
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.