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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.60

Ūti· What drives us to act

One Loss Shakes an Entire Kingdom

“As the King and Queen lamented, all their male and female followers joined them in crying. Because of the sudden accident, all the citizens of the kingdom were almost unconscious.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.60, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The King and Queen continue to lament together.
  • All their male and female followers join them in crying.
  • The sudden tragedy affects the whole kingdom so deeply that its citizens are almost unconscious.

Try this today

Send a brief, caring message to someone whose grief may be overlooked.

Ask yourself

Who beyond the immediate family might also be suffering after 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.

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