Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.19
Sarga· CreationUse the Senses Responsibly
“When the Supreme desired to speak, speeches were vibrated from the mouth. Then the controlling deity Fire was generated from the mouth. But when He was lying in the water, all these functions remained suspended.”
What the purport teaches
- Speech and its controlling deity, Fire, appeared when the Supreme desired to speak. While He lay in the water, these functions remained suspended.
- The activities of the sense organs are controlled by the Supreme Lord’s will. Conditioned souls are given a license to use their senses properly under His appointed authorities.
- The tastes a person develops help determine the next body, which is awarded by superior control, not blindly. An irresponsible life of indiscrimination is therefore risky.
Try this today
Before choosing one meal today, pause and consider whether your choice reflects discrimination or an unchecked demand of the tongue.
Ask yourself
Am I developing tastes with care, or simply accepting whatever my senses demand?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.