Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.5.25
Ūti· What drives us to actTime Carries Loved Ones Apart
“Many planks and sticks, unable to stay together, are carried away by the force of a river’s waves. Similarly, although we are intimately related with friends and family members, we are unable to stay together because of our varied past deeds and the waves of time.”
What the purport teaches
- Vasudeva lamented that he and Nanda Mahārāja could not live together.
- Friends and relatives resemble planks and sticks carried along by a river’s waves. Even intimate relationships cannot ensure that people will remain together.
- All of us are carried away by the waves of time according to the results of past karma.
Try this today
Give a loved one a few minutes of undivided attention today, remembering that time together is not guaranteed.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the waves of time help me value the company I have now?
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.