Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.15
Ūti· What drives us to actRage Drives Violent Conflict
“Riding on elephants and chariots with flags flying, and also on donkeys, camels, bulls, buffalos, mules and even human beings, the extremely enraged warriors came together and violently attacked one another with arrows, just as elephants in the forest attack one another with their tusks.”
What the purport teaches
- The warriors rode elephants and chariots with flags flying, as well as many other carriers, including human beings.
- Extremely enraged, they came together and violently attacked one another with arrows.
- Their fighting is compared to elephants in the forest attacking one another with their tusks.
Try this today
Read the comparison slowly, then take a quiet pause before responding to any irritation today.
Ask yourself
What does the comparison with fighting elephants reveal about their rage?
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.