Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.26.25
Ūti· What drives us to actThoughts of Kṛṣṇa Brighten Intelligence
“My dear wife, until this day I have never seen your face without tilaka decorations, nor have I seen you so morose and without luster or affection. Nor have I seen your two nice breasts wet with tears from your eyes. Nor have I ever before seen your lips, which are ordinarily as red as the bimba fruit, without their reddish hue.”
What the purport teaches
- The King sees the Queen without her usual decorations, affection and luster. Her tears and moroseness deeply concern him.
- The purport compares this loss of beauty to consciousness and intelligence without brilliant thoughts about Kṛṣṇa. Without such thoughts, they become morose and lusterless.
- Even sharp intelligence cannot bring real benefit when it lacks thoughts of Kṛṣṇa. Intelligence needs this spiritual brightness, not merely cleverness.
Try this today
Pause once today and spend a minute thinking about Kṛṣṇa rather than only your immediate concerns.
Ask yourself
How much room do thoughts of Kṛṣṇa have in the way I use my intelligence?
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.