Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.11.2
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSeeing the Event, Not Knowing Its Cause
“There they saw the fallen yamala-arjuna trees on the ground, but they were bewildered because even though they could directly perceive that the trees had fallen, they could not trace out the cause for their having done so.”
What the purport teaches
- The cowherd men could directly see the fallen yamala-arjuna trees, but they could not trace the cause.
- Kṛṣṇa was standing on the spot, and His playmates said that He had done it.
- The men wondered whether Kṛṣṇa had actually caused the trees to fall or whether these were merely stories. This left them bewildered.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing what the cowherd men saw from what they could not understand.
Ask yourself
How does this scene show the difference between seeing an event and understanding its cause?
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.