Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Breath Revealed What He Had Eaten
“The hot fiery wind is the breath coming out of his mouth, which is giving off the bad smell of burning flesh because of all the dead bodies he has eaten.”
What the purport teaches
- The hot, fiery wind was the breath coming out of the animal’s mouth.
- His mouth gave off the bad smell of burning flesh.
- This smell came from all the dead bodies he had eaten.
Try this today
Read the verse once and note how it connects the hot wind, the smell, and their source.
Ask yourself
What did the animal’s breath reveal about what was inside him?
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.