Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.84.63
Ūti· What drives us to actMaterial Fortune Can Blind Our Care
“Previously, dear brother, we did nothing to benefit you because we were unable to, yet even now that you are present before us, our eyes are so blinded by the intoxication of material good fortune that we continue to ignore you.”
What the purport teaches
- Under Kaṁsa’s tyranny, Vasudeva could not help Nanda and his subjects defend themselves against the demons sent from Mathurā.
- Those demons had been sent to kill Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
- Vasudeva now laments that material good fortune has blinded him. Though Nanda stands before him, he says he continues to neglect him.
Try this today
Notice one neglected need of someone close to you and offer a small, practical help.
Ask yourself
Has comfort made me overlook someone I am now able to help?
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.