Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.13.6
Nirodha· Winding upEven Great Saints Struggle With Lust
“After saying this, Mahārāja Nimi, who was expert in the science of spiritual knowledge, gave up his body. Vasiṣṭha, the great-grandfather, gave up his body also, but through the semen discharged by Mitra and Varuṇa when they saw Urvaśī, he was born again.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Nimi, who was expert in spiritual knowledge, gave up his body. Vasiṣṭha also gave up his body.
- When Mitra and Varuṇa saw Urvaśī, they became lusty. Although they were great saints and tried to control their lust, they could not.
- Their discharged semen was carefully kept in a waterpot, and Vasiṣṭha was born from it.
Try this today
Step away from one source of lustful distraction today.
Ask yourself
Do I take the difficulty of controlling lust seriously, rather than assuming I am beyond it?
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.