Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.59
Ūti· What drives us to actThe King Cries with His Queen
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Accompanied by his wife, who was thus lamenting for her dead son, King Citraketu began crying loudly with an open mouth, being greatly aggrieved.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the Queen continuing to lament for her dead son.
- King Citraketu joins his wife in crying.
- Greatly aggrieved, the King cries loudly with an open mouth.
Try this today
Give someone who is hurting room to speak without asking them to hide their tears.
Ask yourself
How does the King’s open grief affect my understanding of another person’s sorrow?
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.