Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.57.12-13
Ūti· What drives us to actDo Not Oppose the Supreme Lords
“[Kṛtavarmā said:] I dare not offend the Supreme Lords, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Indeed, how can one who troubles Them expect any good fortune? Kaṁsa and all his followers lost both their wealth and their lives because of enmity toward Them, and after battling Them seventeen times Jarāsandha was left without even a chariot.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛtavarmā refused to offend the Supreme Lords, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. He asked how anyone who troubled Them could expect good fortune.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that helanam means acting against the Lords' will, while vṛjinam means an offense against Them.
- Through enmity toward Them, Kaṁsa and his followers lost their wealth and lives. After seventeen battles against Them, Jarāsandha was left without even a chariot.
Try this today
Before one decision today, pause and ask whether it expresses respect for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
Ask yourself
How can I make my choices more respectful of the Lords' will?
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.