Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.14.40
Ūti· What drives us to actReject Cruelty and Respect Devotional Life
“They will kill poor, faultless living entities, torture women and enrage the great souls.”
What the purport teaches
- Kaśyapa predicted that Diti’s sons would kill innocent living entities, torture women, and enrage great souls. The purport identifies these as demoniac activities.
- The purport condemns killing innocent animals to satisfy the tongue and harming women through unnecessary sexual indulgence. It warns against a society dominated by such indulgence.
- The great souls described here are engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. When such cruelty becomes prominent, the Lord Himself or His bona fide representative may change the social order.
Try this today
Choose a meal today that does not require killing innocent animals.
Ask yourself
Do my choices protect innocent beings and respect those engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.