Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.2.17
Ūti· What drives us to actSeeing Opposition, Dakṣa Prepares a Curse
“The sage Maitreya continued: Thus Dakṣa, seeing Lord Śiva sitting as if against him, washed his hands and mouth and cursed him in the following words.”
What the purport teaches
- Maitreya describes Dakṣa seeing Lord Śiva sitting as if against him.
- Dakṣa washed his hands and mouth before speaking his curse.
- The account moves from Dakṣa’s perception of opposition to his act of cursing Śiva.
Try this today
Today, pause before treating someone’s silence as hostility.
Ask yourself
Do I sometimes take another person’s quiet presence as a sign of opposition?
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.