Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.18.36
Ūti· What drives us to actLust and Untruthfulness Bring Consequences
“Śukrācārya was extremely angry. “You untruthful fool, lusting after women! You have done a great wrong,” he said. “I therefore curse you to be attacked and disfigured by old age and invalidity.””
What the purport teaches
- Śukrācārya became extremely angry and called Yayāti untruthful and lustful.
- He told Yayāti that he had done a great wrong.
- Śukrācārya cursed him to be attacked and disfigured by old age and invalidity.
Try this today
In one conversation today, take care to speak truthfully rather than shape your words to satisfy a selfish desire.
Ask yourself
When might desire tempt me to be untruthful?
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.