Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.15
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Boys Were Vraja’s Life and Soul
“Aghāsura thought: If somehow or other I can make Kṛṣṇa and His associates serve as the last offering of sesame and water for the departed souls of my brother and sister, then the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi, for whom these boys are the life and soul, will automatically die. If there is no life, there is no need for the body; consequently, when their sons are dead, naturally all the inhabitants of Vraja will die.”
What the purport teaches
- Aghāsura wanted to make Kṛṣṇa and His associates the last offering of sesame and water for his departed brother and sister.
- He knew that these boys were the life and soul of the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi.
- Aghāsura thought that if the boys died, all the inhabitants of Vraja would naturally die as well.
Try this today
Reread the phrase “life and soul” and pause to consider the depth of love it describes.
Ask yourself
What does Aghāsura’s plan reveal about the inhabitants’ love for these boys?
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.