Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.7.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Vast Destructive Power of the Brahmāstra
“When the rays of the two brahmāstras combined, a great circle of fire, like the disc of the sun, covered all outer space and the whole firmament of planets.”
What the purport teaches
- The rays of the two brahmāstras combined into a great circle of fire, like the disc of the sun.
- That fire covered outer space and the whole firmament of planets. The purport compares its heat to the fire of cosmic annihilation.
- The purport describes atomic radiation as insignificant beside the heat of a brahmāstra. Its destructive reach could extend to the whole cosmic situation.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, noting how far the effects of the weapons spread.
Ask yourself
What does this description help me notice about the far-reaching consequences of destructive power?
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.