Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.23.9
Ūti· What drives us to actHoarded Wealth Cannot Secure Well-Being
“In this way the presiding deities of the five family sacrifices became angry at the brāhmaṇa, who, being niggardly, guarded his wealth like a Yakṣa, who had no good destination either in this world or the next, and who was totally deprived of religiosity and sense enjoyment.”
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa guarded his wealth like a Yakṣa rather than putting it to proper use.
- The presiding deities of the five family sacrifices became angry with him.
- He was deprived of both religiosity and sense enjoyment. His hoarding secured no good destination in this world or the next.
Try this today
Identify one neglected household responsibility and use a little time or money to attend to it today.
Ask yourself
Am I guarding resources while neglecting the responsibilities they should help me fulfill?
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.