Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.50.3
Ūti· What drives us to actSorrow Turns Into Destructive Anger
“Hearing this odious news, O King, Jarāsandha was filled with sorrow and anger, and he began the greatest possible endeavor to rid the earth of the Yādavas.”
What the purport teaches
- Hearing the painful news, Jarāsandha became filled with sorrow and anger.
- He resolved to rid the earth of the Yādavas.
- His anger led him to undertake the greatest possible effort toward this destructive aim.
Try this today
If painful news makes you angry today, pause before speaking or acting.
Ask yourself
Have you noticed sorrow turning into a desire to blame or hurt others?
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.