Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.18.41
Ūti· What drives us to actYouth Is Temporary, Not Eternal
“O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Yayāti similarly requested his sons Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu to exchange their youth for his old age, but because they were unaware of religious principles, they thought that their flickering youth was eternal, and therefore they refused to carry out their father’s order.”
What the purport teaches
- Yayāti also asked Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu to exchange their youth for his old age.
- They were unaware of religious principles and thought their flickering youth was eternal.
- Because of this understanding, they refused to carry out their father’s order.
Try this today
Use some of your present strength today to carry out one responsibility you have been postponing.
Ask yourself
Do I make choices as though my present youth or strength will last forever?
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.