Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.33-34
Ūti· What drives us to actKṛṣṇa Deserves Our Life and Soul
“How can you pass over the most exalted members of this assembly — topmost sages dedicated to the Absolute Truth endowed with powers of austerity, divine insight and strict adherence to severe vows, sanctified by knowledge and worshiped even by the rulers of the universe? How does this cowherd boy, the disgrace of His family, deserve your worship, any more than a crow deserves to eat the sacred puroḍāśa rice cake?”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that go-pāla also means protector of the Vedas and the earth. Words intended as an insult also praise Kṛṣṇa as the destroyer of misguided speculation about truth.
- Śiśupāla’s comparison to a crow can also be understood as declaring Kṛṣṇa beyond material happiness and misery. The Lord stands on the pure, transcendental platform.
- Kṛṣṇa deserves everything we possess, since He is the ultimate proprietor of everything, including ourselves. We should offer Him our life and soul, not merely a ritualistic offering.
Try this today
Dedicate one small task today to Kṛṣṇa’s service, giving it your full attention.
Ask yourself
What part of my life do I still hesitate to offer in Kṛṣṇa’s service?
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.