Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.19.12
Ūti· What drives us to actRemember the Real Task of Self-Realization
“O my dear wife with beautiful eyebrows, I am exactly like that he-goat, for I am so poor in intelligence that I am captivated by your beauty and have forgotten the real task of self-realization.”
What the purport teaches
- Captivated by his wife’s beauty, Yayāti admits that he has forgotten the real task of self-realization.
- The purport compares household life governed by lust to a dark well. Freedom from this attachment is necessary for self-realization.
- Prahlāda Mahārāja recommends giving up household life in due time and seeking shelter at the lotus feet of Hari.
Try this today
Set aside a few quiet minutes today to seek shelter in Hari rather than dwell on bodily attraction.
Ask yourself
What attachment is distracting me from the real task of self-realization?
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.