Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCave-Like Corners and Mountain-Like Teeth
“On the left and right, the two depressions resembling mountain caves are the corners of its mouth, and the high mountain peaks are its teeth.”
What the purport teaches
- The boys identified two depressions, one on the left and one on the right.
- These depressions resembled mountain caves and formed the corners of the animal’s mouth.
- What looked like high mountain peaks were its teeth.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, matching each landscape feature with the part of the mouth it describes.
Ask yourself
What do these comparisons convey about the size of the animal’s mouth?
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.