Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.18.23
Ūti· What drives us to actLamentation Can Kindle Anger
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Just to help Indra, Lord Viṣṇu killed the two brothers Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu. Because of their being killed, their mother, Diti, overwhelmed with lamentation and anger, contemplated as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Viṣṇu killed the two brothers Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu to help Indra.
- Their mother, Diti, was overwhelmed with lamentation over their deaths.
- Her lamentation kindled anger, and in that condition she began to contemplate.
Try this today
Pause today when you feel upset, and quietly identify whether sorrow is feeding your anger.
Ask yourself
When I am grieving, do I notice anger shaping my thoughts?
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.