Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.40
Ūti· What drives us to actPleasant Association Can Conceal Spiritual Danger
“The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of māyā, and one who associates with such māyā by accepting services must certainly know that this is the way of death, just like a blind well covered with grass.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse compares alluring association to a blind well covered with grass. What appears pleasing may conceal a serious danger.
- The purport warns that a man may become entrapped by accepting a woman's service. Such association is restricted for those seeking the transcendental platform.
- Here death is explained as forgetfulness of one's self. The warning concerns association that blocks the path of spiritual realization.
Try this today
Pause before seeking pleasing attention today, and consider whether it could deepen an attachment that obstructs spiritual realization.
Ask yourself
Am I accepting pleasing attention in a way that makes me forget spiritual realization?
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.