Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAghāsura’s Skin Becomes a Wonderful Visiting Place
“O King Parīkṣit, when the python-shaped body of Aghāsura dried up into merely a big skin, it became a wonderful place for the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana to visit, and it remained so for a long, long time.”
What the purport teaches
- Aghāsura’s python-shaped body dried up until only a large skin remained.
- This skin became a wonderful place for the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana to visit.
- It remained a place to visit for a long, long time.
Try this today
Reread the translation and recall the three details: the dried skin, the visitors and how long it remained.
Ask yourself
What strikes me as wonderful about what remained of Aghāsura’s body?
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.