Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.9.3
Ūti· What drives us to actDesire Shapes the Demons' Questions
“O wonderfully beautiful girl, You have such nice eyes, resembling the petals of a lotus flower. Who are You? Where do You come from? What is Your purpose in coming here, and to whom do You belong? O You whose thighs are extraordinarily beautiful, our minds are becoming agitated simply because of seeing You.”
What the purport teaches
- The demons admitted that simply seeing the beautiful girl agitated their minds.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that “To whom do You belong?” means “Whose daughter are You?”
- The demons understood that She was unmarried, and each of them desired to marry Her.
Try this today
Before asking someone a question today, briefly examine your motive.
Ask yourself
Do my questions sometimes reveal a personal desire more than a wish to understand?
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.