Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.52
Ūti· What drives us to actGrief Touches Everyone Nearby
“When the Queen saw her husband, King Citraketu, merged in great lamentation and saw the dead child, who was the only son in the family, she lamented in various ways. This increased the pain in the cores of the hearts of all the inhabitants of the palace, the ministers and all the brāhmaṇas.”
What the purport teaches
- The Queen saw King Citraketu deeply absorbed in lamentation and their only son lying dead.
- She lamented in various ways, expressing the depth of her loss.
- Her lamentation increased the pain in the hearts of the palace inhabitants, ministers and brāhmaṇas.
Try this today
Gently ask someone affected by a loss how they are feeling, and listen.
Ask yourself
How does this scene help me notice the grief of everyone affected by a loss?
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.