Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.1.67
Ūti· What drives us to actScriptural Guidance Includes Care About Food
“This brāhmaṇa irresponsibly spent his long lifetime transgressing all the rules and regulations of the holy scripture, living extravagantly and eating food prepared by a prostitute. Therefore he is full of sins. He is unclean and is addicted to forbidden activities.”
What the purport teaches
- Ajāmila spent a long lifetime transgressing the rules of holy scripture. His irresponsible and extravagant living left him full of sins and addicted to forbidden activities.
- The purport warns that food prepared by an unclean, sinful person can transmit impurity. It specifically draws attention to Ajāmila’s eating food prepared by the prostitute.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda connects Ajāmila’s eating such food with his liability to punishment by Yamarāja. His choice of food was part of his sinful way of life.
Try this today
Before one meal today, take a moment to consider who prepared it and whether your choice respects the verse’s guidance about purity.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I consider who prepares my food and the importance of purity?
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.