Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.3.12
Ūti· What drives us to actCyavana Muni Requests Beauty and Youth
“Cyavana Muni said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices, I promise to give you a full pot of it. Kindly arrange beauty and youth for me, because they are attractive to young women.”
What the purport teaches
- Cyavana Muni promised the Aśvinī-kumāras a full pot of soma-rasa in sacrifice.
- He made this promise although they were ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices.
- In return, he requested beauty and youth, explaining that these are attractive to young women.
Try this today
Write down both parts of Cyavana Muni’s proposal: what he promised and what he requested.
Ask yourself
What does Cyavana Muni openly state about the reason for his request?
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.