Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.26.34
Ūti· What drives us to actDo Not Confine Others Cruelly
“Those who in this life confine other living entities in dark wells, granaries or mountain caves are put after death into the hell known as Avaṭa-nirodhana. There they themselves are pushed into dark wells, where poisonous fumes and smoke suffocate them and they suffer very severely.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes people who confine other living entities in dark wells, granaries or mountain caves.
- After death, they are placed in the hell known as Avaṭa-nirodhana. There they themselves are pushed into dark wells.
- Poisonous fumes and smoke suffocate them, causing severe suffering. Those who cruelly confined others experience confinement themselves.
Try this today
Check that any living creature in your care is not trapped in a dark or suffocating space.
Ask yourself
Am I attentive to the suffering of living beings whose freedom depends on me?
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.