Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.36.32
Ūti· What drives us to actRepeated Plans to Harm Kṛṣṇa
“After you bring Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, I will have Them killed by my elephant, who is as powerful as death itself. And if by chance They escape from him, I will have Them killed by my wrestlers, who are as strong as lightning.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker plans to have Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma killed after They are brought to him.
- His first intended weapon is an elephant described as powerful as death itself.
- If They escape the elephant, he plans to use wrestlers as strong as lightning. His words describe his violent intentions, not their fulfillment.
Try this today
If resentment arises today, pause and set aside one retaliatory word or action.
Ask yourself
When a harmful intention is frustrated, do I abandon it or look for another way to pursue it?
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.