Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.64.36
Ūti· What drives us to actOpulence Can Blind Us to Downfall
“Members of the royal order, blinded by royal opulence, fail to foresee their own downfall. Childishly hankering to enjoy a brāhmaṇa’s property, they are actually hankering to go to hell.”
What the purport teaches
- Royal opulence can blind members of the royal order. They fail to foresee their own downfall.
- Their desire to enjoy a brāhmaṇa’s property is described as childish.
- What they see as something desirable actually leads toward hell. Their hankering hides the consequences from them.
Try this today
Pause over one thing you want today and check whether obtaining it would disregard its owner’s rights.
Ask yourself
Could wealth or position make me overlook the consequences of taking what is not 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.