Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.62.6
Ūti· What drives us to actPride Turns a Gift Into a Burden
“These one thousand arms you bestowed upon me have become merely a heavy burden. Besides you, I find no one in the three worlds worthy to fight.”
What the purport teaches
- Bāṇāsura says that the thousand arms bestowed upon him have become merely a heavy burden.
- He claims that no one in the three worlds except Lord Śiva is worthy to fight him.
- According to the ācāryas, he subtly implies that defeating Lord Śiva would complete his world conquest and satisfy his desire for battle.
Try this today
Use one ability today to help someone rather than compete with them.
Ask yourself
Have I ever turned a gift into a burden by wanting to prove my superiority?
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.