Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.14.16
Nirodha· Winding upViolent Weather Brings Darkness and Disaster
“The wind blows violently, blasting dust everywhere and creating darkness. Clouds are raining everywhere with bloody disasters.”
What the purport teaches
- The wind blows violently rather than gently.
- Dust is blasted everywhere, creating darkness.
- Clouds rain everywhere with bloody disasters. The description presents widespread and frightening conditions.
Try this today
Write down the three main features of the scene: violent wind, darkness from dust and disastrous rain.
Ask yourself
How does the dust-created darkness deepen the verse’s sense of distress?
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.