Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.41
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Pain of Feeling Neglected
“Even maidservants who are constantly engaged in rendering service to the husband are honored by the husband, and thus they have nothing for which to lament. Our position, however, is that we are maidservants of the maidservant. Therefore we are most unfortunate.”
What the purport teaches
- The co-wives observe that even maidservants receive honor from the husband through constant service.
- They consider those honored maidservants to have no reason for lamentation.
- Seeing themselves as maidservants of a maidservant, they describe their own position as most unfortunate.
Try this today
Notice one comparison about how others are treated, and name the sadness or dissatisfaction behind it.
Ask yourself
How does comparing the honor I receive with another person’s honor affect 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.