Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.10.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesVictory Does Not Remove Uncertainty
“Dhruva Mahārāja, the best of human beings, observed that in that great battlefield not one of the opposing soldiers was left standing with proper weapons. He then desired to see the city of Alakāpurī, but he thought to himself, “No one knows the plans of the mystic Yakṣas.””
What the purport teaches
- Dhruva Mahārāja saw that no opposing soldier remained standing with proper weapons in the great battlefield.
- He desired to see the city of Alakāpurī.
- Yet he considered that no one knew the plans of the mystic Yakṣas. His visible success did not reveal what they might intend.
Try this today
Before taking one next step today, pause and identify one important uncertainty.
Ask yourself
When might an apparent success tempt you to overlook what you still do not know?
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.