Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.3.4
Ūti· What drives us to actIgnorant Actions Can Cause Harm
“As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and when they were pierced, blood began to ooze out of them.”
What the purport teaches
- As if induced by providence, the girl pierced the two glowworms with a thorn.
- She acted ignorantly, without understanding what she was piercing.
- When they were pierced, blood began to ooze out.
Try this today
Pause before touching or disturbing something unfamiliar today.
Ask yourself
Where might acting without understanding cause harm?
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.