Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.41
Ūti· What drives us to actAttraction Strengthens Material Attachment
“O my dear hero, who in this world will not accept a husband like you? You are so famous, so magnanimous, so beautiful and so easily gotten.”
What the purport teaches
- The woman praises her prospective husband as famous, magnanimous, beautiful and easily obtained. The purport explains that a beloved husband appears heroic and beautiful to his wife.
- The purport describes children, ornaments, good food and clothing as means by which a husband satisfies his wife and strengthens her attachment.
- This description presents the woman as the center of material enjoyment. It shows how attraction and satisfaction bind a couple together.
Try this today
Notice one expectation of material comfort you place on a close relationship today.
Ask yourself
How much of my attachment to another person rests on the enjoyment I expect from them?
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.