Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.30.27
Ūti· What drives us to actSevere Punishment and Confinement
“Next his limbs are lopped off and torn asunder by elephants. He is hurled down from hilltops, and he is also held captive either in water or in a cave.”
What the purport teaches
- The person’s limbs are cut off and torn apart by elephants.
- He is hurled down from hilltops.
- He is also held captive in water or in a cave, unable to escape these conditions.
Try this today
Before one deliberate choice today, pause and consider whether it may lead to suffering.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the loss of freedom described here affect the choices I freely make today?
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.