1.17 If Evil Surrenders to You, What Do You Do? | Bhagavata Podcast with Krishna Ksetra Swami
About this episode
The episode discusses the moral implications of mercy and non-violence as illustrated in the Bhagavatam when Kali seeks mercy from Parikshit.
Kali kneels before Parikshit and asks for mercy. What an emperor does in that moment, and why, is the subject of Canto 1, Chapter 17 of the Bhagavatam. Krishna Ksetra Swami (Dr. Kenneth Valpey) and host Bhrigupada Dasa examine the full range of this chapter: the cosmic structure of Kali's four abodes (gambling, intoxication, illicit sex, and slaughter), the Bhagavatam's sustained case for non-violence including its application to food, and the question of whether Parikshit's decision to spar...
People in this episode
Host: Bhrigupada Dasa
Guest: Krishna Ksetra Swami
Topics covered
- mercy
- non-violence
- cosmic structure
- Kali
- Bhagavatam
- Parikshit
- ethical decision-making
Keywords
- Kali
- Parikshit
- Bhagavatam
- non-violence
- mercy
- ethical decision
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Bhagavatam
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