Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.6.50
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRestore the Unfinished Sacrifice
“My dear Lord Śiva, you are a shareholder of a portion of the sacrifice, and you are the giver of the result. The bad priests did not deliver your share, and therefore you destroyed everything, and the sacrifice remains unfinished. Now you can do the needful and take your rightful share.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śiva is entitled to a portion of the sacrifice and is described as the giver of its result.
- The priests failed to deliver his share, and he destroyed the sacrifice. It therefore remained unfinished.
- Lord Śiva is now requested to do what is needed to restore the sacrifice and accept his rightful share.
Try this today
Take one small step to repair an omission in a shared task, giving due recognition to someone involved.
Ask yourself
Is there an unfinished shared task where acknowledging someone's rightful part could help restore cooperation?
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.