Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.54.51
Ūti· What drives us to actHumiliation Can Occupy the Mind
“Left with only his life air, cast out by his enemies and deprived of his strength and bodily radiance, Rukmī could not forget how he had been disfigured. In frustration he constructed for his residence a large city, which he called Bhojakaṭa.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmī is left alive but cast out by his enemies. He has lost his strength and bodily radiance.
- He cannot forget his disfigurement. His mind remains occupied with what has happened to him.
- In frustration, he constructs a large city for his residence. He names it Bhojakaṭa.
Try this today
Before making one decision today, pause and check whether frustration over a past hurt is driving it.
Ask yourself
Is a remembered humiliation influencing a decision I am making?
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.