Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.23.46
Ūti· What drives us to actA Hundred Autumns Seemed Brief
“While the couple, who eagerly longed for sexual pleasure, were thus enjoying themselves by virtue of mystic powers, a hundred autumns passed like a brief span of time.”
What the purport teaches
- Kardama Muni and Devahūti eagerly longed for sexual pleasure.
- They enjoyed together through the influence of mystic powers.
- A hundred autumns passed during their enjoyment, yet this long period seemed brief.
Try this today
Pause at the end of today and note how much time passed unnoticed during enjoyment.
Ask yourself
What does this passage help me notice about time spent absorbed in enjoyment?
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.