Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.25
Ūti· What drives us to actSeeing Beyond the Apparent Cause
“The life and death of an embodied soul and his destination in the next life are all caused by himself through his own activity. Therefore, O King, no other agent is actually responsible for creating one’s happiness and distress.”
What the purport teaches
- An embodied soul’s life, death and next destination arise through his own activity. No other agent is actually responsible for creating his happiness and distress.
- Although King Parīkṣit apparently died from Takṣaka’s bite, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself brought him back to the kingdom of God.
- Bṛhaspati wanted young King Janamejaya to see things from the spiritual point of view.
Try this today
Read the purport again and reflect for a minute on the difference between Takṣaka’s apparent role and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s action.
Ask yourself
How might a spiritual point of view change my tendency to blame others?
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.