Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.15.11
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPeaceful Words Pacify Ṛcīka
“Satyavatī, however, pacified Ṛcīka Muni with peaceful words and requested that her son not be like a fierce kṣatriya. Ṛcīka Muni replied, “Then your grandson will be of a kṣatriya spirit.” Thus Jamadagni was born as the son of Satyavatī.”
What the purport teaches
- Ṛcīka Muni was very angry, but Satyavatī pacified him with peaceful words.
- She requested that her son not be like a fierce kṣatriya. Ṛcīka changed his mind and said that her grandson would instead have a kṣatriya spirit.
- Jamadagni was born as Satyavatī’s son. The purport indicates that Jamadagni’s son would be born as Paraśurāma.
Try this today
Make one request today calmly, using gentle words rather than an angry tone.
Ask yourself
How could peaceful words help me express a difficult request?
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.