Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.18.41
Ūti· What drives us to actBe Attracted to Kṛṣṇa, Not Bodily Features
“A woman’s face is as attractive and beautiful as a blossoming lotus flower during autumn. Her words are very sweet, and they give pleasure to the ear, but if we study a woman’s heart, we can understand it to be extremely sharp, like the blade of a razor. In these circumstances, who could understand the dealings of a woman?”
What the purport teaches
- The purport presents Kaśyapa Muni’s description from the materialistic point of view. It warns especially that attraction to beauty and a sweet voice can endanger a brahmacārī or sannyāsī.
- Kṛṣṇa consciousness is meant for everyone, whether man or woman. Anyone who strictly follows the spiritual master and śāstra is fit to return home, back to Godhead.
- The concluding request is for both men and women to avoid attraction to bodily features and become attracted only to Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
When bodily beauty draws your attention today, deliberately turn your thoughts toward Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What helps me turn my attention from bodily attraction toward Kṛṣṇa?
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.