Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Friends Discussed Their Doubt
“The boys said: Dear friends, is this creature dead, or is it actually a living python with its mouth spread wide just to swallow us all? Kindly clear up this doubt.”
What the purport teaches
- The friends began discussing the reality of the wonderful creature before them.
- They wondered whether it was dead or a living python with its mouth spread wide to swallow them.
- They asked one another to clear up this doubt.
Try this today
Put the boys’ doubt into one short question in your own words.
Ask yourself
When you have a doubt about what you are reading, do you clearly put it into words?
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.