Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.68.24
Ūti· What drives us to actPride Sees Others as Beneath Us
“[The Kuru nobles said:] Oh, how amazing this is! The force of time is indeed insurmountable: a lowly shoe now wants to climb on the head that bears the royal crown.”
What the purport teaches
- The Kurus spoke of the insurmountable movement of time, alluding to the degraded Age of Kali that was about to begin.
- They claimed that this fallen age had already begun because the supposedly lowly Yadus wanted to rise above them.
- Their comparison of a shoe with a crowned head expressed their intolerance and sense of superiority.
Try this today
Notice one thought of superiority today, and choose not to express it in your words.
Ask yourself
When do I dismiss others because I think my position is higher?
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.