Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.14.13
Nirodha· Winding upAnimals Add to the Unease
“O Bhīmasena, tiger amongst men, now useful animals like cows are passing me on my left side, and lower animals like the asses are circumambulating me. My horses appear to weep upon seeing me.”
What the purport teaches
- Bhīmasena is addressed as a tiger amongst men and asked to notice the animals.
- Useful animals like cows pass on the speaker’s left, while lower animals like asses circumambulate him.
- His horses appear to weep upon seeing him. Their behavior adds to the distress expressed in the verse.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly and note the behavior of the cows, asses and horses.
Ask yourself
What feeling does the image of the weeping horses awaken in me?
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.