Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.34
Ūti· What drives us to actDeclining Restraint Affects Speech and Care
“Women will become much smaller in size, and they will eat too much, have more children than they can properly take care of, and lose all shyness. They will always speak harshly and will exhibit qualities of thievery, deceit and unrestrained audacity.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse predicts that women will become smaller in size while eating excessively.
- It describes having more children than can be properly cared for and losing shyness.
- It also predicts habitual harsh speech, thievery, deceit and unrestrained audacity.
Try this today
When tempted to speak harshly today, pause and express yourself gently and truthfully.
Ask yourself
How can you be more restrained and truthful in your speech today?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.