Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.26.15
Ūti· What drives us to actDevotional Service Makes Home Meaningful
“King Purañjana said: I do not understand why my household paraphernalia does not attract me as before. I think that if there is neither a mother nor devoted wife at home, the home is like a chariot without wheels. Where is the fool who will sit down on such an unworkable chariot?”
What the purport teaches
- Purañjana compares a home without a mother or devoted wife to a chariot without wheels. Household possessions alone no longer please him.
- The purport identifies the real mother as devotional service to the Lord. A devoted wife helps her husband follow religious principles in devotional service.
- A home becomes pleasing to a saintly person when intelligence guides it religiously and its members serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Supportive household life need not be abandoned unless necessary.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes at home today specifically for devotional service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
What makes my home supportive of devotional service rather than merely comfortable?
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.