Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.8.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHarmful Mischief Meets the Sage’s Potency
“O learned Śaunaka, while Cupid and his followers tried to harm the sage, they felt themselves being burned alive by his potency. Thus they stopped their mischief, just like children who have aroused a sleeping snake.”
What the purport teaches
- Cupid and his followers tried to harm the sage.
- Instead, they felt themselves being burned alive by his potency and stopped their mischief.
- Their situation is compared to children who have aroused a sleeping snake.
Try this today
Protect someone’s time for spiritual practice today by leaving them undisturbed.
Ask yourself
Do I ever treat another person’s spiritual practice as something to interrupt or mock?
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.