Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto Four

SB 4.13.41 – 46

Nov 28, 2019

HG Narahari Prabhu

November 28, 2019
Text 41:
The boy was so cruel that while playing with young boys of his age he would kill them very mercilessly, as if they were animals meant for slaughter.
Text 42:
After seeing the cruel and merciless behavior of his son, Vena, King Aṅga punished him in different ways to reform him, but was unable to bring him to the path of gentleness. He thus became greatly aggrieved.
Text 43:
The King thought to himself: Persons who have no son are certainly fortunate. They must have worshiped the Lord in their previous lives so that they would not have to suffer the unbearable unhappiness caused by a bad son.
Text 44:
A sinful son causes a person’s reputation to vanish. His irreligious activities at home cause irreligion and quarrel among everyone, and this creates only endless anxiety.
Text 45:
Who, if he is considerate and intelligent, would desire such a worthless son? Such a son is nothing but a bond of illusion for the living entity, and he makes one’s home miserable.
Text 46:
Then the King thought: A bad son is better than a good son because a good son creates an attachment for home, whereas a bad son does not. A bad son creates a hellish home from which an intelligent man naturally becomes very easily detached.

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His Grace Narahari Prabhu

His Grace Narahari Prabhu

His Grace Narahari Prabhu is a senior disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhatktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He has been a pioneer of several successful projects within ISKCON such as ISKCON Miami and the first floating Hare Krsna temple, “The Jaladuta II”, a 53 foot teakwood ketch. He has held leadership positions in the community of devotees in Hawaii for many years.

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