Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.41
Ūti· What drives us to actDo Not Trade Friendship for Money
“In Kali-yuga men will develop hatred for each other even over a few coins. Giving up all friendly relations, they will be ready to lose their own lives and kill even their own relatives.”
What the purport teaches
- In Kali-yuga, even a few coins will become a cause of hatred.
- People will give up friendly relations over money. A small material interest will outweigh affection.
- Such hostility will lead people to risk their own lives and even kill their relatives. The verse shows how destructive attachment to money can become.
Try this today
Take one peaceful step toward settling a disagreement about money, without hostile words.
Ask yourself
Have I allowed a small financial disagreement to become more important than a relationship?
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.