Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.37
Ūti· What drives us to actResentment Leads to Irresponsible Speech
“These Yādavas have abandoned the holy lands inhabited by saintly sages and have instead taken shelter of a fortress in the sea, a place where no brahminical principles are observed. There, just like thieves, they harass their subjects.”
What the purport teaches
- Śiśupāla accused the Yādavas of leaving holy lands and harassing their subjects from a fortress in the sea.
- The purport identifies the holy lands inhabited by saintly sages as the district of Mathurā.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Śiśupāla became overwhelmed by anger because Kṛṣṇa had been chosen for the first worship. He spoke so irresponsibly that he appeared to have lost all good fortune.
Try this today
If resentment arises today, pause before speaking rather than turning it into an accusation.
Ask yourself
How does resentment affect the care I take with my words?
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.