Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.27
Ūti· What drives us to actRemember Your Identity as Kṛṣṇa's Servant
“Due to his contaminated association with women, a living entity like King Purañjana eternally suffers all the pangs of material existence and remains in the dark region of material life, bereft of all remembrance for many, many years.”
What the purport teaches
- The purport describes how attachment to a woman can make one forget one's real identity as the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. This forgetfulness prolongs suffering in one body after another.
- The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement reminds the forgetful living entity of his original Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Its purpose is to save him from ignorance and bodily transmigration.
- Trying to escape anxiety through drink and sex indulgence only prolongs material life. The stages of Vedic life are designed to cultivate detachment rather than deepen such attachment.
Try this today
When one anxious thought arises today, pause and reflect: "My real identity is the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa."
Ask yourself
When anxiety arises, do I seek more sense enjoyment or remember my identity as Kṛṣṇa's servant?
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.