Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.30.23
Ūti· What drives us to actExhaustion Does Not End the Journey
“While passing on that road to the abode of Yamarāja, he falls down in fatigue, and sometimes he becomes unconscious, but he is forced to rise again. In this way he is very quickly brought to the presence of Yamarāja.”
What the purport teaches
- On the road to Yamarāja’s abode, the sinful person falls down from fatigue.
- Sometimes he becomes unconscious, but he is forced to rise again.
- Despite his exhaustion, he is brought very quickly into Yamarāja’s presence.
Try this today
Identify one action you have been treating lightly, and pause to consider its consequences before repeating it.
Ask yourself
What does this unavoidable journey teach me about taking responsibility for my actions now?
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.