Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.17.36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAccepting Correction Brings Steady Understanding
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, after hearing this speech by her husband, the demigoddess [Umā, the wife of Lord Śiva] gave up her astonishment at the behavior of King Citraketu and became steady in intelligence.”
What the purport teaches
- After hearing her husband’s explanation, Umā gave up her astonishment at Citraketu’s behavior. Her intelligence became steady.
- Pārvatī remembered her earlier act of cursing Citraketu and felt deeply ashamed.
- She covered her face with the skirt of her sari, admitting that she had been wrong to curse him.
Try this today
Acknowledge one mistaken judgment today rather than defending it.
Ask yourself
How willing are you to acknowledge a mistake when an explanation changes your understanding?
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.