Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.14.38
Ūti· What drives us to actReligious Discipline and Chanting Support Family Life
“The learned Kaśyapa said: Because of your mind’s being polluted, because of defilement of the particular time, because of your negligence of my directions, and because of your being apathetic to the demigods, everything was inauspicious.”
What the purport teaches
- Kaśyapa identified four faults: Diti’s polluted mind, the unsuitable time, neglect of his directions, and disregard for the demigods. Good intentions did not remove these faults.
- The purport teaches that sexual intercourse according to religious principles represents Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Birth in a brāhmaṇa family does not by itself make a child a brāhmaṇa.
- Even when discipline has been neglected, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement offers upliftment through chanting God’s holy name. The purport calls this Lord Caitanya’s unique contribution to human society.
Try this today
Take a few minutes today to chant God’s holy name with attention.
Ask yourself
Am I supporting my hopes for good results with disciplined actions?
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.