Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.24
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyRecognizing When Killing Is Not Fitting
“O King among men, it is not fitting that this king of snakes meet death at your hands, for he has drunk the nectar of the immortal demigods. Consequently he is not subject to the ordinary symptoms of old age and death.”
What the purport teaches
- The King is told that it is not fitting for the king of snakes to meet death at his hands.
- The king of snakes has drunk the nectar of the immortal demigods.
- Consequently, he is not subject to the ordinary symptoms of old age and death.
Try this today
Before acting on one strong impulse today, pause and consider whether the action is fitting.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to reconsider an action when given a reason that it is not fitting?
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.