Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.54.38
Ūti· What drives us to actOur Deeds Bring Their Results
“Saintly lady, please do not be displeased with Us out of anxiety for your brother’s disfigurement. No one but oneself is responsible for one’s joy and grief, for a man experiences the result of his own deeds.”
What the purport teaches
- Balarāma addresses Rukmiṇī as a saintly lady and asks her not to be displeased with Them.
- He recognizes her anxiety over her brother’s disfigurement.
- He explains that a person experiences the results of his own deeds and is thus responsible for his own joy and grief.
Try this today
Review one choice you made today and identify a more responsible choice you can make next time.
Ask yourself
Where can I take responsibility for my own actions rather than dwell on blaming 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.