Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.13.4
Ūti· What drives us to actDisregarding Instructions Has Serious Consequences
“After completing the sacrificial performance for King Indra, the spiritual master Vasiṣṭha returned and found that his disciple Mahārāja Nimi had disobeyed his instructions. Thus Vasiṣṭha cursed him, saying, “May the material body of Nimi, who considers himself learned, immediately fall.””
What the purport teaches
- After completing King Indra’s sacrifice, Vasiṣṭha returned to Mahārāja Nimi.
- He found that his disciple had disobeyed his instructions.
- Vasiṣṭha cursed Nimi’s material body to fall immediately, describing him as one who considered himself learned.
Try this today
Review one instruction you have received and check whether you have understood it before acting.
Ask yourself
Does confidence in my own understanding make me dismiss instructions too quickly?
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.