Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.11.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAnger Drives the Yakṣas to Attack
“Those sharp arrows dismayed the enemy soldiers, who became almost unconscious, but various Yakṣas on the battlefield, in a rage against Dhruva Mahārāja, somehow or other collected their weapons and attacked. Just as serpents agitated by Garuḍa rush towards Garuḍa with upraised hoods, all the Yakṣa soldiers prepared to overcome Dhruva Mahārāja with their upraised weapons.”
What the purport teaches
- The sharp arrows dismayed the enemy soldiers and left them almost unconscious.
- In their rage against Dhruva Mahārāja, the Yakṣas gathered their weapons and attacked again.
- Their advance with upraised weapons is compared to agitated serpents rushing toward Garuḍa with raised hoods.
Try this today
If you feel provoked today, pause before replying rather than immediately retaliating.
Ask yourself
When I feel hurt or shaken, does anger push me to strike back?
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.