Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.36.33
Ūti· What drives us to actCruel Plans Extend to Grieving Relatives
“When these two have been killed, I will kill Vasudeva and all Their lamenting relatives — the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Daśārhas.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker plans to kill Vasudeva and the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Daśārhas after killing the two brothers.
- These relatives would already be tormented by grief. The plan shows no mercy toward their suffering.
- The purport warns that wicked political leaders still make such plans and even carry them out.
Try this today
Offer one kind word today to someone who is grieving or distressed.
Ask yourself
How do I respond to others’ suffering—with compassion or with indifference?
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.