Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.4.31
Ūti· What drives us to actA Proposal to Kill Helpless Children
“If this is so, O King of the Bhoja dynasty, beginning today we shall kill all the children born in all the villages, towns and pasturing grounds within the past ten days or slightly more.”
What the purport teaches
- The ministers proposed beginning their killing immediately.
- They targeted children born within the past ten days or slightly more.
- Their proposal extended throughout the villages, towns and pasturing grounds. It called for killing all children in that age range.
Try this today
Do one small act of care today for a child or someone caring for a child.
Ask yourself
How does this proposal deepen my concern for helpless children?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.