Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.37
Ūti· What drives us to actRegulated Household Life Supports Liberation
“My dear lord, I have just arranged this city of nine gates for you so that you can have all kinds of sense gratification. You may live here for one hundred years, and everything for your sense gratification will be supplied.”
What the purport teaches
- The woman offers Purañjana a city of nine gates and facilities for sense gratification for one hundred years.
- The purport describes a wife as a helper in religion, economic development, sense gratification and ultimately liberation. Marriage is meant to support progressive spiritual development.
- Training as a brahmacārī precedes household life. Properly trained householders meet life’s needs according to regulative principles.
Try this today
Review one household routine today and consider whether it follows regulated living or merely encourages enjoyment.
Ask yourself
How can my daily arrangements support progress toward liberation?
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.