Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.75.31
Ūti· What drives us to actAnother's Splendor Can Expose Envy
“One day Duryodhana, while observing the riches of King Yudhiṣṭhira’s palace, felt greatly disturbed by the magnificence of both the Rājasūya sacrifice and its performer, the King, whose life and soul was Lord Acyuta.”
What the purport teaches
- Duryodhana observed the riches of King Yudhiṣṭhira's palace.
- Instead of taking pleasure in them, he felt greatly disturbed by the magnificence of the sacrifice and its performer.
- Yudhiṣṭhira is described as one whose life and soul was Lord Acyuta, not merely as a wealthy king.
Try this today
Offer one sincere word of appreciation for someone else's success today.
Ask yourself
When others flourish, do I appreciate them or become disturbed?
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.