Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.25.15
Ūti· What drives us to actDesires and Actions Shape Material Destinations
“My dear King, I have thus described how people generally act according to their different desires and, as a result, get different types of bodies in higher or lower planets. You inquired of these things from me, and I have explained to you whatever I have heard from authorities. What shall I speak of now?”
What the purport teaches
- People generally act according to their different desires.
- As a result of these actions, they receive different types of bodies in higher or lower planets.
- The speaker answers the King’s inquiry by explaining what he has heard from authorities, then asks what he should speak of next.
Try this today
Before one action today, pause and identify the desire behind it.
Ask yourself
What desire is guiding one of my actions today?
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.