Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.50
Ūti· What drives us to actHearing Can Serve Fruitive Ambition
“The southern gate of the city was known as Pitṛhū, and through that gate King Purañjana used to visit the city named Dakṣiṇa-pañcāla, accompanied by his friend Śrutadhara.”
What the purport teaches
- Pitṛhū, the southern gate, represents the right ear. Through it, Purañjana travels with Śrutadhara to Dakṣiṇa-pañcāla.
- The purport associates the right ear with karma-kāṇḍīya, or fruitive activities. Such hearing serves attachment to material resources.
- The living entity uses the five senses to seek elevation to higher planetary systems such as Pitṛloka. This aspiration remains connected with material enjoyment.
Try this today
Write down one result you hope to gain from spiritual study, and examine whether it is a material reward.
Ask yourself
When I seek spiritual instruction, am I mainly hoping for greater material 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.