Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.44.43
Nirodha· Winding upRecognizing the Sorrow of Loss
“My dear King, the wives of Kaṁsa and his brothers, aggrieved by the death of their well-wishing husbands, came forward with tearful eyes, beating their heads.”
What the purport teaches
- The wives of Kaṁsa and his brothers were deeply aggrieved by their husbands’ deaths.
- They mourned their husbands as their well-wishers. The verse brings their personal loss into view.
- They came forward with tearful eyes, beating their heads in grief.
Try this today
Today, gently ask someone who is grieving how they are doing, and listen without interrupting.
Ask yourself
How can I be more sensitive to the sorrow of someone who has lost a loved one?
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.