Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.14.39
Ūti· What drives us to actAttachment Persists Despite Warnings
“O my dear King, you will be able to enjoy with me as my husband at the end of every year, for one night only. In this way you will have other children, one after another.”
What the purport teaches
- Despite Urvaśī's adverse explanation of the nature of women, Purūravā remained very much attached to her.
- She therefore offered a concession: she would be his wife for one night at the end of each year.
- She told him that through these meetings he would have other children, one after another.
Try this today
Write down one warning you have heard but find difficult to act upon.
Ask yourself
Have you noticed an attachment remaining strong even after hearing a warning?
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.