Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.14.18
Nirodha· Winding upAn Extraordinary Time Raises Troubling Questions
“Rivers, tributaries, ponds, reservoirs and the mind are all perturbed. Butter no longer ignites fire. What is this extraordinary time? What is going to happen?”
What the purport teaches
- Rivers, tributaries, ponds and reservoirs are all perturbed.
- The mind is also perturbed, and butter no longer ignites fire.
- The speaker asks what this extraordinary time means and what will happen. His questions express uncertainty rather than a definite prediction.
Try this today
Read the two closing questions aloud, pausing to notice the uncertainty they express.
Ask yourself
How does the speaker express uncertainty when both his surroundings and his mind are disturbed?
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.