Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.20
Nirodha· Winding upWeapons Exhausted, Fighting Still Continues
“When all their bows had been broken and their arrows and other missiles spent, they seized the tall stalks of cane with their bare hands.”
What the purport teaches
- All their bows had been broken.
- Their arrows and other missiles had been spent.
- They then seized tall stalks of cane with their bare hands rather than ending the conflict.
Try this today
Let one disagreement end today without adding another accusation or bringing up an old grievance.
Ask yourself
When an argument runs out of substance, do I keep finding new ways to continue it?
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.