Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.1.7
Ūti· What drives us to actDo Not Ignore Another Person’s Mistreatment
“The King did not forbid his son Duḥśāsana’s abominable action of grabbing the hair of Draupadī, the wife of the godly King Yudhiṣṭhira, even though her tears washed the red dust on her breast.”
What the purport teaches
- Duḥśāsana grabbed Draupadī’s hair, an action the verse calls abominable.
- Draupadī, the wife of godly King Yudhiṣṭhira, wept so deeply that her tears washed the red dust on her breast.
- The King did not forbid his son’s action. The verse highlights his failure to stop this mistreatment.
Try this today
If you witness mistreatment today, take one safe, clear step to object or seek help.
Ask yourself
When someone is mistreated, do I overlook it because of my relationship with the person responsible?
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.