Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.11
Sthāna· The universe in orderThe Earth's Colorful Rainy-Season Opulence
“The newly grown grass made the earth emerald green, the indragopa insects added a reddish hue, and white mushrooms added further color and circles of shade. Thus the earth appeared like a person who has suddenly become rich.”
What the purport teaches
- New grass made the earth emerald green, while indragopa insects added red and white mushrooms added further color and shade.
- The earth appeared like a person who had suddenly become rich.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the comparison refers to men of the royal order. The colorful fields resembled a royal parade displaying a king’s military strength.
Try this today
Notice a patch of growing plants today and look carefully at its colors and shade.
Ask yourself
How does this comparison help you notice the richness of the earth’s appearance?
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.