Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.3.9
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionDefeat Can Awaken a Desire for Retaliation
“We were bringing the most sinful Ajāmila toward the hellish planets, following your order, when those beautiful persons from Siddhaloka forcibly cut the knots of the ropes with which we were arresting him.”
What the purport teaches
- Following Yamarāja’s order, the Yamadūtas were bringing the sinful Ajāmila toward the hellish planets.
- The beautiful persons from Siddhaloka forcibly cut the ropes with which Ajāmila was being arrested.
- The Yamadūtas wanted to bring the Viṣṇudūtas before Yamarāja. They would have been satisfied if he could punish them.
Try this today
Notice one lingering resentment today and pause before speaking or acting from it.
Ask yourself
When I am opposed, do I want understanding or the satisfaction of seeing someone punished?
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.