Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.42
Mukti· LiberationCenter Household Life on Kṛṣṇa
“A woman, therefore, should consider her husband, her house and her children to be the arrangement of the external energy of the Lord for her death, just as the sweet singing of the hunter is death for the deer.”
What the purport teaches
- Material attachment is dangerous for both man and woman. Each can become attached to the other for service, beauty, comforts or children.
- If their attachment is transferred to Kṛṣṇa, both become Kṛṣṇa conscious, and marriage becomes very nice. Household life should be lived in relationship with Him.
- Husband, wife and children should all be engaged in Kṛṣṇa conscious duties. With Kṛṣṇa as the medium, consciousness becomes pure and material attachments disappear.
Try this today
Choose one household duty today and carry it out consciously as service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How could one household duty become service to Kṛṣṇa?
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.