Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.11
Ūti· What drives us to actPride Makes Birth a Barrier
“Queen Suruci told Dhruva Mahārāja: My dear child, you do not deserve to sit on the throne or on the lap of the King. Surely you are also the son of the King, but because you did not take your birth from my womb, you are not qualified to sit on your father’s lap.”
What the purport teaches
- Suruci proudly told Dhruva Mahārāja that being the King’s son did not qualify him to sit on the King’s lap or throne.
- She claimed that this privilege depended on having taken birth from her womb.
- Her words indirectly treated Dhruva Mahārāja as an illegitimate son because he was born of the other queen.
Try this today
Notice one opportunity today to include someone rather than judge their family background.
Ask yourself
Do I ever let pride lead me to exclude someone because of their family?
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.