Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.67.6
Ūti· What drives us to actRespect Places of Worship
“The wicked ape tore down the trees in the hermitages of exalted sages and contaminated their sacrificial fires with his feces and urine.”
What the purport teaches
- The wicked ape entered the hermitages of exalted sages.
- He tore down the trees in those hermitages, damaging the sages’ surroundings.
- He contaminated their sacrificial fires with his feces and urine. His destruction extended to their worship.
Try this today
Clean or tidy one small area used for worship today.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I respect the places where others worship?
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.