Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.48-49
Ūti· What drives us to actImproper Actions Bring Painful Consequences
“Because of that improper act, they immediately entered a demoniac form of life, and thus they took birth as sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu. The goddess Yoga-māyā then took them away from Hiraṇyakaśipu, and they were born again from Devakī’s womb. After this, O King, Kaṁsa murdered them. Devakī still laments for them, thinking of them as her sons. These same sons of Marīci are now living here with you.”
What the purport teaches
- Because of their improper act, Marīci’s sons entered a demoniac form of life and were born as sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu.
- Śrīdhara Svāmī and Viśvanātha Cakravartī explain that Kṛṣṇa’s Yoga-māyā then brought them through another life as children of Kālanemi before transferring them to Devakī’s womb.
- Kaṁsa murdered them, and Devakī continued to lament for them as her sons. The Lord explains that these same sons are now living with Bali.
Try this today
Before one action today, pause to consider whether it could cause someone sorrow.
Ask yourself
How does this account encourage you to take the consequences of your actions seriously?
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.