Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.32
Ūti· What drives us to actSense Enjoyment Covers Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“Nārada continued: My dear King, when Purañjana became so attracted and impatient to touch the girl and enjoy her, the girl also became attracted by his words and accepted his request by smiling. By this time she was certainly attracted by the King.”
What the purport teaches
- Purañjana becomes impatient to enjoy the girl, and she becomes attracted by his words. Their exchange illustrates mutual attraction on the platform of sexual life.
- The sex impulse is described as the platform of material engagement. Material sense enjoyment causes forgetfulness of spiritual life.
- The living entity’s original Kṛṣṇa consciousness becomes covered by material consciousness. Thus one becomes occupied with sense gratification.
Try this today
When one desire for sense enjoyment arises today, pause and remember that your original consciousness is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Ask yourself
Which desire for enjoyment most often makes me forget spiritual life?
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.