Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.20
Ūti· What drives us to actIntelligence Directs Mind and Senses
“While wandering here and there in that wonderful garden, King Purañjana suddenly came in contact with a very beautiful woman who was walking there without any engagement. She had ten servants with her, and each servant had hundreds of wives accompanying him.”
What the purport teaches
- During youth, awakened sexual desire draws intelligence and imagination toward the opposite sex. This search can occur inwardly even without direct contact.
- Intelligence influences the mind, and the mind controls the ten senses. Five senses gather knowledge, while five perform actions.
- Each sense has many desires to fulfill, represented by the servants' many wives. Purañjana represents the owner who resides within the body.
Try this today
Notice one desire today and trace how a thought leads the mind toward a sensory action.
Ask yourself
How is my imagination influencing what my senses seek?
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.