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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.57.29

Ūti· What drives us to act

Inciting Wrongdoing Brings Fear

“When Akrūra and Kṛtavarmā, who had originally incited Śatadhanvā to commit his crime, heard that he had been killed, they fled Dvārakā in terror and took up residence elsewhere.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.29, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Akrūra and Kṛtavarmā had originally incited Śatadhanvā to commit his crime.
  • When they heard that Śatadhanvā had been killed, they were terrified.
  • They fled Dvārakā and took up residence elsewhere.

Try this today

Before giving advice today, check that it does not encourage wrongdoing.

Ask yourself

Do my words ever encourage another person to do something harmful?

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.

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