Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.34.14
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRecognizing Mercy in a Curse
“It was actually for my benefit that those merciful sages cursed me, since now I have been touched by the foot of the supreme spiritual master of all the worlds and have thus been relieved of all inauspiciousness.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker recognizes that the sages’ curse was actually for his benefit.
- He calls the sages merciful because their curse brought him into contact with the Lord’s foot.
- The Lord is the supreme spiritual master of all the worlds. His touch relieved the speaker of all inauspiciousness.
Try this today
Recall one helpful correction and take a moment to feel gratitude for it.
Ask yourself
Have I received a correction that later proved beneficial?
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.