Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.57.18
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFalse Ownership Reveals a Thief's Mentality
“His appeal thus rejected by Akrūra also, Śatadhanvā placed the precious jewel in Akrūra’s care and fled on a horse that could travel one hundred yojanas [eight hundred miles].”
What the purport teaches
- After Akrūra rejected his appeal, Śatadhanvā placed the precious jewel in Akrūra's care.
- The purport explains that leaving it in a friend's care implies Śatadhanvā now believed the jewel was his. It calls this a thief's mentality.
- Śatadhanvā fled on a horse capable of traveling one hundred yojanas, or eight hundred miles.
Try this today
Check one borrowed or entrusted item today and take a concrete step to respect its owner's claim.
Ask yourself
Am I treating anything entrusted to me as though it were mine?
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.