Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.1.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesConcealed Deceit Cannot Prevent Its Consequences
“Upon hearing the curse of the sages, the terrified boys quickly uncovered the belly of Sāmba, and indeed they observed that therein was an iron club.”
What the purport teaches
- The terrified boys uncovered Sāmba’s abdomen and found an actual iron club. It was the visible fruit of their deceitful offense against the Vaiṣṇavas.
- Duplicity cannot bring the peace found in the society of devotees. Instead, it brings ruin to nondevotional activities and invented doctrines.
- The boys had thought their sophisticated cheating could remain undetected. Yet they could not protect their family from the reaction to their offense.
Try this today
Identify one place where you are being misleading and make one honest correction today.
Ask yourself
Am I hiding any insincerity because I think no one will notice?
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.