Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.18.31
Visarga· Brahmā's creationŚarmiṣṭhā Requests a Son
“O King Parīkṣit, upon seeing Devayānī with a nice son, Śarmiṣṭhā once approached King Yayāti at the appropriate time for conception. In a secluded place, she requested the King, the husband of her friend Devayānī, to enable her to have a son also.”
What the purport teaches
- Śarmiṣṭhā saw that Devayānī had a nice son.
- She approached King Yayāti at the appropriate time for conception.
- In a secluded place, she asked her friend’s husband to enable her to have a son also.
Try this today
Notice one desire prompted by another person’s circumstances and write it down before acting on it.
Ask yourself
What desires arise in me when I see what someone else has?
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.