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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.67.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Persistent Hostility Leaves Destruction

“Thus fighting the Lord, who again and again demolished the trees He was attacked with, Dvivida kept on uprooting trees from all sides until the forest was left treeless.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.67.22, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Dvivida continued fighting the Lord by uprooting trees from all sides.
  • The Lord repeatedly demolished the trees used to attack Him.
  • Dvivida kept uprooting trees until the entire forest was left treeless.

Try this today

Step back from one unnecessary argument today before it causes further harm.

Ask yourself

How might my conflicts damage things beyond the immediate disagreement?

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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