Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.30
Ūti· What drives us to actLust Draws the Senses Into Bondage
“Certainly your glancing upon me today has very much agitated my mind. Your smile, which is full of shyness but at the same time lusty, is agitating the most powerful cupid within me. Therefore, O most beautiful, I ask you to be merciful upon me.”
What the purport teaches
- Purañjana says that the woman’s glances and shy smile have agitated his mind. He asks her to be merciful to him.
- When lusty desires are stirred, the senses become attracted to enjoyable sound, touch, form, smell and taste.
- Through these attractions, living entities become dependent on one another for enjoyment. This mutual bondage continues conditional material life under the illusion of māyā.
Try this today
When an agitating attraction arises today, pause before acting and identify which sense object is drawing your attention.
Ask yourself
When desire agitates me, how does it affect my dependence on another person for 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.