Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.21
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Priests Call Indra into the Fire
“Hearing this, the priests then chanted this mantra for offering Takṣaka together with Indra as an oblation into the sacrificial fire: O Takṣaka, fall immediately into this fire, together with Indra and his entire host of demigods!”
What the purport teaches
- After hearing the King’s words, the priests chanted a mantra to offer Takṣaka together with Indra into the sacrificial fire.
- The mantra commanded Takṣaka to fall into the fire immediately.
- Its call included Indra and his entire host of demigods. The verse records the priests’ invocation, not its outcome.
Try this today
Read the mantra carefully and list those it calls into the fire, keeping the command distinct from any result.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the number of beings included in the priests’ invocation?
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.