Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.6
Nirodha· Winding upPast Rulers Departed Helplessly
“O best of the Kurus, the earth continued as follows: “Although in the past great men and their descendants have left me, departing from this world in the same helpless way they came into it, even today foolish men are trying to conquer me.”
What the purport teaches
- Great men of the past and their descendants have all left the earth.
- They departed from this world as helplessly as they entered it.
- Even with these examples before them, foolish men continue trying to conquer the earth.
Try this today
Spend one minute reflecting that whatever control you gain here must eventually be left behind.
Ask yourself
What can the helpless departure of past rulers teach me about my own ambitions?
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.