Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSimple Plates for a Forest Lunch
“Among the cowherd boys, some placed their lunch on flowers, some on leaves, fruits, or bunches of leaves, some actually in their baskets, some on the bark of trees and some on rocks. This is what the children imagined to be their plates as they ate their lunch.”
What the purport teaches
- Some cowherd boys place their lunch on flowers, leaves, fruits, or bunches of leaves.
- Others use their baskets, tree bark, or rocks.
- The children imagine these different things to be their plates as they eat their lunch.
Try this today
Reread the verse and picture three of the different plates the boys use.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about the children’s simple, imaginative arrangements?
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.