Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.61.30
Ūti· What drives us to actA False Claim Cannot Change Victory
“Next Rukmī accepted a bet of one hundred thousand coins, which Lord Balarāma won. But Rukmī tried to cheat, declaring “I’m the winner!””
What the purport teaches
- Rukmī next accepted a wager of one hundred thousand coins.
- Lord Balarāma won that wager.
- Rukmī nevertheless declared himself the winner. The translation clearly describes his claim as an attempt to cheat.
Try this today
Give someone proper credit today without exaggerating your own part.
Ask yourself
Can I honestly acknowledge an outcome when it does not favor me?
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.