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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.6.43

Ūti· What drives us to act

All Fifty Princesses Accepted Saubhari

“Thereafter, when Saubhari Muni became quite a young and beautiful person, the messenger of the palace took him inside the residential quarters of the princesses, which were extremely opulent. All fifty princesses then accepted him as their husband, although he was only one man.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.43, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Saubhari Muni became a young and beautiful person.
  • The palace messenger brought him into the princesses’ extremely opulent residential quarters.
  • Although Saubhari was only one man, all fifty princesses accepted him as their husband.

Try this today

Notice one first impression today and identify how much of it rests on outward appearance.

Ask yourself

How much does outward appearance influence your first impression of someone?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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