Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.2.16
Ūti· What drives us to actUnchecked Attachment Leads to Unreserved Surrender
“Lord Brahmā, who is worshiped by the brāhmaṇas, has very mercifully given you to me, and that is why I have met you. I do not want to give up your company, for my mind and eyes are fixed upon you and cannot be drawn away. O woman with beautiful raised breasts, I am your follower. You may take me wherever you like, and your friends may also follow me.”
What the purport teaches
- Āgnīdhra frankly admitted his weakness and his desire to be united with Pūrvacitti. His mind and eyes were fixed upon her.
- He was ready to go anywhere, whether hell or heaven, in her company. The purport describes how absorption in lust can lead to surrender without reservations.
- Śrīla Madhvācārya remarks that one who jokes and talks like a crazy person may say anything and everything. Such words can be meaningless.
Try this today
Delay one emotionally charged promise today until you can consider it calmly.
Ask yourself
Could a strong attachment lead me to make promises without considering where they will take me?
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.