Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.20
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Boys Recognized a Living Animal
“Thereafter they decided: Dear friends, this is certainly an animal sitting here to swallow us all. Its upper lip resembles a cloud reddened by the sunshine, and its lower lip resembles the reddish shadows of a cloud.”
What the purport teaches
- The boys decided that this was indeed an animal waiting to swallow them all.
- They described its upper lip as resembling a cloud reddened by sunshine.
- They described its lower lip as resembling the reddish shadows of a cloud.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify the boys’ conclusion and the two comparisons they used.
Ask yourself
How do the comparisons with clouds help you picture what the boys saw?
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.