Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.57
Ūti· What drives us to actA Mother Longs for Her Child
“My dear son, you have slept a long time. Now please get up. Your playmates are calling you to play. Since you must be very hungry, please get up and suck my breast and dissipate our lamentation.”
What the purport teaches
- The Queen addresses her dead son as though he has been sleeping a long time and asks him to get up.
- She tells him that his playmates are calling him to play.
- Thinking of his hunger, she asks him to nurse and relieve the lamentation of his family.
Try this today
Pause over the Queen’s words and name one ordinary act of care that they describe.
Ask yourself
What does the Queen’s appeal reveal about the depth of a mother’s affection?
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.