Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.29.14
Ūti· What drives us to actDo Not Mistake Indulgence for Spirituality
“The city called Grāmaka, which is approached through the lower gate of Āsurī [the genital organ], is meant for sex, which is very pleasing to common men who are simply fools and rascals. The faculty of procreation is called Durmada, and the rectum is called Nirṛti.”
What the purport teaches
- Grāmaka represents sex, approached through Āsurī, the genital organ. The faculty of procreation is called Durmada, and the rectum is called Nirṛti.
- The purport explains durmada as “wrongly directed” and nirṛti as “sinful activity.” It rejects the sahajiyā claim that sexual indulgence elevates one to the spiritual platform.
- Although sahajiyā activities make Vṛndāvana appear degraded externally, its spiritual power remains. The purport explains that even sinful persons can be rectified through birth there as dogs, hogs, or monkeys.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing genuine spiritual activity from the pursuit of sexual indulgence.
Ask yourself
Am I ever tempted to call sense indulgence spiritual activity?
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.