Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.25.6
Ūti· What drives us to actCow Protection and True Prosperity
“[To the clouds of destruction King Indra said:] The prosperity of these people has made them mad with pride, and their arrogance is backed up by Kṛṣṇa. Now go and remove their pride and bring their animals to destruction.”
What the purport teaches
- Indra ordered the clouds to destroy the animals, intending to break the residents’ supposed pride in their wealth.
- The residents of Vṛndāvana had become prosperous simply by protecting cows. Well-tended cows supplied nourishing dairy foods, and the surplus could be traded.
- They were wealthy, healthy and happy even materially. Most importantly, they were eternal associates of the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write down one way cow protection supported Vṛndāvana, and then note what made the residents most fortunate.
Ask yourself
Do I value a relationship with Kṛṣṇa more than material prosperity?
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.