Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.2.14
Ūti· What drives us to actRestless Looking Increases Agitation
“My mind is already restless, and by playing with a ball, moving it all about with your lotuslike palm, you are also agitating my eyes. Your curling black hair is now scattered, but you are not attentive to arranging it. Are you not going to arrange it? Like a man attached to women, the most cunning wind is trying to take off your lower garment. Are you not mindful of it?”
What the purport teaches
- Pūrvacitti played with a ball in her lotuslike palm. The ball appeared like another lotus flower held in her hand.
- Her movements loosened her hair and the belt holding her cloth. She paid no attention to arranging her hair or fixing her dress.
- Āgnīdhra tried to see her uncovered beauty. His eyes became very agitated by her movements, while his mind was already restless.
Try this today
Step away from one sight today that is increasing your agitation.
Ask yourself
Does what I choose to keep watching make my mind more restless?
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.