Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.3.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAdmitting Wrong Even When Afraid
“Being very much afraid, the girl Sukanyā said to her father: I have done something wrong, for I have ignorantly pierced these two luminous substances with a thorn.”
What the purport teaches
- Sukanyā was very much afraid when she spoke to her father.
- She plainly admitted, “I have done something wrong.”
- She explained that she had ignorantly pierced the two luminous substances with a thorn.
Try this today
If you have an unacknowledged mistake, admit it plainly to the person concerned.
Ask yourself
Does fear keep me from honestly acknowledging a mistake?
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.