Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.67
Ūti· What drives us to actDeep Attachment Brings Painful Lamentation
“Seeing his own children, who were more dear to him than life itself, fatally bound in the hunter’s net along with his dearmost wife, whom he considered equal in every way to himself, the poor male pigeon began to lament wretchedly.”
What the purport teaches
- The male pigeon held his children more dear than his own life.
- He considered his dearmost wife equal to himself in every way.
- Seeing them all fatally bound in the hunter’s net, he began to lament wretchedly.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the pigeon’s grief and the uncertainty of family happiness.
Ask yourself
How does this scene reveal the vulnerability of placing all my happiness in loved ones?
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.