Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.82.18
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesExpressing Hurt With Respect
“Queen Kuntī said: My dear, respectable brother, I feel that my desires have been frustrated, because although all of you are most saintly, you forgot me during my calamities.”
What the purport teaches
- Queen Kuntī addresses her brother Vasudeva.
- She feels that her desires have been frustrated because her relatives forgot her during her calamities.
- Even while expressing her pain, she calls her brother respectable and her relatives most saintly.
Try this today
If you need to express a hurt today, choose words that honestly convey it while preserving respect.
Ask yourself
Can you express disappointment without losing respect for the person you address?
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.