Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.24
Nirodha· Winding upViolent Anger Leads to Annihilation
“The violent anger of these warriors, who were overcome by the brāhmaṇas’ curse and bewildered by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s illusory potency, now led them to their annihilation, just as a fire that starts in a bamboo grove destroys the entire forest.”
What the purport teaches
- The warriors were overcome by the brāhmaṇas’ curse and bewildered by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s illusory potency.
- Their violent anger led them to their annihilation.
- Their destruction is compared to a fire beginning in a bamboo grove and consuming the entire forest.
Try this today
If anger arises today, pause before speaking and recall the verse’s image of a spreading fire.
Ask yourself
What does the image of a spreading forest fire help me understand about violent anger?
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.