Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.18.30
Visarga· Brahmā's creationStrong Senses Can Overcome Learning
“In the beginning of creation, Lord Brahmā, the father of the living entities of the universe, saw that all the living entities were unattached. To increase population, he then created woman from the better half of man’s body, for woman’s behavior carries away a man’s mind.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Brahmā created sexual attraction to increase the population. The purport describes the entire universe as moving under its spell.
- Attraction between man and woman forms a hard knot that becomes increasingly tight, implicating a person in materialistic life.
- Even Kaśyapa Muni, though learned and advanced in spiritual knowledge, came under this illusion. The purport therefore stresses avoiding secluded company that strengthens sexual desire.
Try this today
Avoid one situation today that you know unnecessarily strengthens sexual desire.
Ask yourself
Do I rely on knowledge alone while remaining in situations that strengthen desire?
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.