Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.8.16
Ūti· What drives us to actRecognize Distractions From Spiritual Practice
“To ruin the sage’s spiritual practice, Lord Indra sent Cupid, beautiful celestial singers, dancing girls, the season of spring and the sandalwood-scented breeze from the Malaya Hills, along with greed and intoxication personified.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Indra sent Cupid, beautiful celestial singers and dancing girls to ruin the sage’s spiritual practice.
- He also sent the season of spring and the sandalwood-scented breeze from the Malaya Hills.
- Greed and intoxication personified accompanied them. All were sent with the purpose of disrupting Mārkaṇḍeya’s practice.
Try this today
Remove one known distraction before beginning your spiritual practice today.
Ask yourself
Which attraction most often draws my attention away from spiritual practice?
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.