Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.27.7
Visarga· Brahmā's creationGood Family Life Requires Sense Restraint
“O Prajāpati, King Prācīnabarhiṣat, in this way King Purañjana also begot 110 daughters. All of these were equally glorified like the father and mother. Their behavior was gentle, and they possessed magnanimity and other good qualities.”
What the purport teaches
- Purañjana’s 110 daughters were gentle, magnanimous and well behaved. The purport explains that children begotten according to scriptural rules generally share their parents’ good qualities.
- Even producing good children does not justify unrestricted sense enjoyment. Too much enjoyment of any of the senses leads to sinful activities.
- The prescribed progression from family life to vānaprastha and then sannyāsa requires restraint. One should not accept sannyāsa whimsically, without confidence that one can control desires for sense gratification.
Try this today
Choose one unnecessary sense indulgence and refrain from it today.
Ask yourself
Where could I practice greater sense restraint, even when my life feels 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.