Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.2.51
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Female Bird Is Captivated
“While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kuliṅga birds. Of the two, the female was captivated by the hunter’s lure.”
What the purport teaches
- While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kuliṅga birds.
- The pair consisted of a male and a female bird.
- The female bird was captivated by the hunter’s lure. What attracted her was being used to capture her.
Try this today
Notice one strong attraction today and take a brief pause before responding to it.
Ask yourself
Do I pause to consider an attraction before allowing it to captivate 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.