Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.76.6
Ūti· What drives us to actŚālva Requests Power to Terrify
“Śālva chose a vehicle that could be destroyed by neither demigods, demons, humans, Gandharvas, Uragas nor Rākṣasas, that could travel anywhere he wished to go, and that would terrify the Vṛṣṇis.”
What the purport teaches
- Śālva chose a vehicle that could not be destroyed by demigods, demons, humans, Gandharvas, Uragas or Rākṣasas.
- He wanted it to travel anywhere he wished.
- He also wanted the vehicle to terrify the Vṛṣṇis. His request combined protection and freedom of movement with a threatening purpose.
Try this today
Choose one ability you already have and use it today to help someone rather than intimidate them.
Ask yourself
When I wish for greater ability, how do I intend to use it?
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.