Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.41.34
Ūti· What drives us to actPride Answers the Supreme Lord with Insults
“Thus requested by the Supreme Lord, who is perfectly complete in all respects, that arrogant servant of the King became angry and replied insultingly.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord is perfectly complete in all respects. His request does not mean that He lacks anything.
- The King’s servant became angry when the Lord requested something from him.
- The servant’s arrogance appeared in his insulting reply. His response was not one of respectful service.
Try this today
Pause before answering a request today, and choose respectful words.
Ask yourself
How might pride affect the way I respond to an opportunity to serve?
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.