Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.21.33
Ūti· What drives us to actHonor What You Promise to Give
“Far from being elevated to the heavenly planets or fulfilling one’s desire, one who does not properly give a beggar what he has promised falls down to a hellish condition of life.”
What the purport teaches
- One must properly give a beggar what one has promised.
- Failing to fulfill that promise does not bring elevation to the heavenly planets or fulfillment of one’s desire.
- The verse warns that such failure leads instead to a hellish condition of life.
Try this today
Take one concrete step today to fulfill a promise of help or charity you have made.
Ask yourself
Have I left any promise of help or charity unfulfilled?
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.