Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.18.6
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesVṛndāvana’s Rivers Preserve Its Freshness
“With their flowing waves the deep rivers drenched their banks, making them damp and muddy. Thus the rays of the sun, which were as fierce as poison, could not evaporate the earth’s sap or parch its green grass.”
What the purport teaches
- The deep rivers drenched their banks with flowing waves.
- The riverbanks remained damp and muddy despite the fierce rays of the sun, compared here to poison.
- The sun could neither evaporate the earth’s sap nor parch its green grass.
Try this today
Spend a quiet moment picturing the flowing rivers and un Withered green grass described in the verse.
Ask yourself
How does the contrast between fierce sunlight and fresh grass deepen your picture of Vṛndāvana?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.