Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Mother Receives Her Grieving Child
“When Dhruva Mahārāja reached his mother, his lips were trembling in anger, and he was crying very grievously. Queen Sunīti immediately lifted her son onto her lap, while the palace residents who had heard all the harsh words of Suruci related everything in detail. Thus Sunīti also became greatly aggrieved.”
What the purport teaches
- Dhruva Mahārāja reached his mother crying grievously, with his lips trembling in anger.
- Sunīti immediately lifted her son onto her lap.
- The palace residents related Suruci’s harsh words in detail, and Sunīti also became greatly aggrieved.
Try this today
Give a distressed person a few minutes of gentle attention and listening today.
Ask yourself
How can I offer immediate care to someone who is distressed?
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.