Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.12
Ūti· What drives us to actMaterial Assets Do Not Remove All Anxiety
“Citraketu, the husband of these millions of wives, was endowed with a beautiful form, magnanimity and youth. He was born in a high family, he had a complete education, and he was wealthy and opulent. Nevertheless, in spite of being endowed with all these assets, he was full of anxiety because he did not have a son.”
What the purport teaches
- Citraketu possessed beauty, youth, magnanimity, education, wealth and high birth. Still, he was deeply anxious because he had no son.
- The purport recognizes his grief as natural and explains the importance of children in gṛhastha life.
- Kṣatriyas were allowed to marry more than one wife, and the King married repeatedly hoping for a son. Nevertheless, he remained without a child.
Try this today
Write down one anxiety and three assets you already have, noticing that assets alone do not remove grief.
Ask yourself
Does one unfulfilled desire overshadow the good things already present in my life?
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.