Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.19
Nirodha· Winding upBewilderment Breaks Intimate Bonds
“Thus bewildered, sons fought with fathers, brothers with brothers, nephews with paternal and maternal uncles, and grandsons with grandfathers. Friends fought with friends, and well-wishers with well-wishers. In this way intimate friends and relatives all killed one another.”
What the purport teaches
- In their bewilderment, sons fought fathers, brothers fought brothers, and grandsons fought grandfathers.
- Nephews fought their paternal and maternal uncles. Friends and well-wishers also fought one another.
- Even intimate friendship and family relationships did not prevent them from killing one another.
Try this today
Speak one gentle, appreciative sentence to a relative or well-wisher today.
Ask yourself
How am I treating the relatives, friends and well-wishers closest to me?
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.