Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.17.4
Ūti· What drives us to actArrogance Leads to Defiance
“Although all the other serpents were dutifully making offerings to Garuḍa, one serpent — the arrogant Kāliya, son of Kadru — would eat all these offerings before Garuḍa could claim them. Thus Kāliya directly defied the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu.”
What the purport teaches
- The other serpents dutifully made their offerings to Garuḍa.
- The arrogant Kāliya, son of Kadru, ate those offerings before Garuḍa could claim them.
- By taking the offerings himself, Kāliya directly defied the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu.
Try this today
Respect one thing set aside for another person today; leave it for its intended recipient.
Ask yourself
Where might pride tempt you to disregard what belongs to someone else?
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.