Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDhenuka Unjustly Withholds the Forest’s Fruits
“In that Tālavana forest many fruits are falling from the trees, and many are already lying on the ground. But all the fruits are being guarded by the evil Dhenuka.”
What the purport teaches
- Many fruits were falling from Tālavana’s trees, and many already lay on the ground.
- The evil Dhenuka guarded the delicious ripe palm fruits and would not allow anyone to eat them.
- Kṛṣṇa’s young friends protested this unjust seizure of the right to enjoy the fruits of a public forest.
Try this today
Make room for someone else to use a shared resource today rather than keeping it for yourself.
Ask yourself
Are you keeping others from fairly using something meant to be shared?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.