Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.14.28
Ūti· What drives us to actAffection and Distress Over the Lambs
“Urvaśī treated the two lambs like her own sons. Therefore, when they were being taken by the Gandharvas and began crying, Urvaśī heard them and rebuked her husband. “Now I am being killed,” she said, “under the protection of an unworthy husband, who is a coward and a eunuch although he thinks himself a great hero.””
What the purport teaches
- Urvaśī treated the two lambs like her own sons.
- When the Gandharvas carried them away, the lambs cried, and Urvaśī heard them.
- In her distress, she rebuked her husband as an unworthy protector. She called him a coward although he considered himself a great hero.
Try this today
If you feel distressed today, pause before turning that distress into a harsh accusation.
Ask yourself
How do I speak when I fear for someone in my care?
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.