Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.21.36
Visarga· Brahmā's creationCompassion Becomes Practical Care
“While Mahārāja Śāntanu was on a hunting excursion, he saw the male and female children lying in the forest, and out of compassion he took them home. Consequently, the male child was known as Kṛpa, and the female child was named Kṛpī. Kṛpī later became the wife of Droṇācārya.”
What the purport teaches
- While hunting, Mahārāja Śāntanu saw the male and female children lying in the forest.
- Out of compassion, he took them home. The boy became known as Kṛpa, and the girl was named Kṛpī.
- Kṛpī later became the wife of Droṇācārya.
Try this today
Offer one concrete act of care today to someone who needs help.
Ask yourself
How can I turn a feeling of compassion into practical help?
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.