Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.37
Ūti· What drives us to actFriendship Must Not Rest on Sexual Ties
“In Kali-yuga men will be wretched and controlled by women. They will reject their fathers, brothers, other relatives and friends and will instead associate with the sisters and brothers of their wives. Thus their conception of friendship will be based exclusively on sexual ties.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes men in Kali-yuga becoming wretched and controlled by women.
- They will reject fathers, brothers, other relatives and friends, associating instead with their wives' sisters and brothers.
- Their conception of friendship will be based exclusively on sexual ties. The warning concerns abandoning other relationships for this narrow basis of friendship.
Try this today
Send a thoughtful message to a relative or friend you have neglected.
Ask yourself
Am I neglecting family members or friends because my attention rests only on my romantic relationship?
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.