Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.1.6
Ūti· What drives us to actSpiritual Blindness Obstructs Real Progress
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: King Dhṛtarāṣṭra became blind under the influence of impious desires to nourish his dishonest sons, and thus he set fire to the lacquer house to burn his fatherless nephews, the Pāṇḍavas.”
What the purport teaches
- Dhṛtarāṣṭra supported his dishonest sons through impious actions, even setting fire to the house occupied by his fatherless nephews.
- His blindness in committing these acts was greater than his physical blindness. Physical lack of sight does not prevent spiritual progress.
- Spiritual blindness is dangerously harmful to the progressive path of human life, even when a person is physically fit.
Try this today
Examine one judgment involving someone close to you, and check whether affection is making you excuse dishonesty.
Ask yourself
Could attachment to someone lead me to excuse dishonest conduct?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.