Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.23.11
Ūti· What drives us to actLet Scripture Guide Household Life
“Devahūti continued: My dear lord, I am struck by excited emotion for you. Therefore kindly make what arrangements must be made according to the scriptures so that my skinny body, emaciated through unsatisfied passion, may be rendered fit for you. Also, my lord, please think of a suitable house for this purpose.”
What the purport teaches
- Vedic literature guides both spiritual life and material existence, with spiritual perfection as the ultimate aim.
- The purport explains that sex life is especially meant for having good children. It describes scriptural arrangements intended to create a favorable mental situation for conception.
- Devahūti asked for guidance in restoring her weakened body and preparing a suitable home. She wanted these arrangements made according to scripture.
Try this today
Choose one household task today and pause to consider how it can support your spiritual life.
Ask yourself
Do I keep spiritual perfection in view when planning for material comfort?
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.