Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.30.28
Ūti· What drives us to actRestraint in Sex Life Matters
“Men and women whose lives were built upon indulgence in illicit sex life are put into many kinds of miserable conditions in the hells known as Tāmisra, Andha-tāmisra and Raurava.”
What the purport teaches
- Men and women who build their lives on illicit sex undergo miserable conditions in Tāmisra, Andha-tāmisra and Raurava.
- The purport describes sex life as the basis of materialistic life. In Vedic civilization, it is restricted to married couples for begetting children.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda warns that illicit sexual indulgence brings suffering in this world or after death. Both men and women are accountable for their conduct.
Try this today
Set one concrete boundary today against something that encourages illicit sexual indulgence.
Ask yourself
How can I approach sexual desire with greater restraint and responsibility?
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.