Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.14.8
Ūti· What drives us to actDiti’s Desire for a Child
“Diti, daughter of Dakṣa, being afflicted with sex desire, begged her husband, Kaśyapa, the son of Marīci, to have intercourse with her in the evening in order to beget a child.”
What the purport teaches
- Diti was the daughter of Dakṣa. Her husband, Kaśyapa, was the son of Marīci.
- Diti was afflicted with sex desire and wanted to beget a child.
- She begged her husband to have intercourse with her in the evening. The verse identifies both her desire and the time of her request.
Try this today
Pause over one strong desire today and name it honestly before making a request.
Ask yourself
When a desire feels urgent, can I clearly recognize what I want and how I am feeling?
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.