Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.1
Ūti· What drives us to actConquerors Remain in Death’s Hands
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Seeing the kings of this earth busy trying to conquer her, the earth herself laughed. She said: “Just see how these kings, who are actually playthings in the hands of death, are desiring to conquer me.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing kings busy trying to conquer her, the earth herself laughed.
- These kings desire to conquer the earth, yet they are playthings in the hands of death.
- Their efforts to rule do not free them from death’s control.
Try this today
Pause over one plan today and remember that even powerful rulers remain subject to death.
Ask yourself
How does remembering death change my desire to control things?
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.