Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.37
Ūti· What drives us to actGrowing Affection and Feverish Desire
“The mother’s attraction and attention to the son, like that of the child’s father, excessively increased. The other wives, seeing Kṛtadyuti’s son, were very much agitated, as if by high fevers, with a desire to have sons.”
What the purport teaches
- The mother’s attraction and attention to her son increased excessively, like the father’s.
- The other wives saw Kṛtadyuti’s son and strongly desired sons of their own.
- Their agitation is compared to the distress of high fevers.
Try this today
Notice one moment of comparison today and name the desire that is troubling you.
Ask yourself
When does seeing another person’s happiness stir restless desire in 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.