Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.6
Nirodha· Winding upSense Enjoyment Cannot Resist Time
“When King Purañjana was embraced by Kālakanyā, he gradually lost all his beauty. Having been too much addicted to sex, he became very poor in intelligence and lost all his opulence. Being bereft of all possessions, he was conquered forcibly by the Gandharvas and the Yavanas.”
What the purport teaches
- Embraced by Kālakanyā, Purañjana gradually loses his beauty. His addiction to sex is accompanied by loss of intelligence and opulence.
- The purport describes how continued sense gratification during old age brings the loss of beauty, intelligence and good possessions.
- Purañjana cannot resist the daughter of Time. Bereft of his possessions, he is forcibly conquered by the Gandharvas and the Yavanas.
Try this today
Forgo one unnecessary sense pleasure today and reflect briefly on the limits of bodily enjoyment.
Ask yourself
Am I depending on beauty, intelligence or possessions as though time could not take them away?
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.