Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.54.18
Ūti· What drives us to actEnvy Drives Rukmī Against Kṛṣṇa
“Powerful Rukmī, however, was especially envious of Kṛṣṇa. He could not bear the fact that Kṛṣṇa had carried off his sister to marry her in the Rākṣasa style. Thus he pursued the Lord with an entire military division.”
What the purport teaches
- Powerful Rukmī is especially envious of Kṛṣṇa.
- He cannot bear that Kṛṣṇa has carried off his sister to marry her in the Rākṣasa style.
- His response is to pursue Lord Kṛṣṇa with an entire military division.
Try this today
If envy arises today, name it honestly and pause before speaking or acting on it.
Ask yourself
How can envy turn an unwelcome event into a reason for confrontation?
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.