Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.25.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDestructive Power Unleashed Untimely
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: On Indra’s order the clouds of universal destruction, released untimely from their bonds, went to the cowherd pastures of Nanda Mahārāja. There they began to torment the inhabitants by powerfully pouring down torrents of rain upon them.”
What the purport teaches
- On Indra’s order, the clouds of universal destruction were released untimely from their bonds.
- They went to the cowherd pastures of Nanda Mahārāja and tormented the inhabitants with powerful torrents of rain.
- The Sāṁvartaka clouds could cover the entire earth with one vast ocean. They now turned that great strength upon the simple land of Vraja.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly once, giving careful attention to what the inhabitants endured.
Ask yourself
What does the contrast between these immense clouds and simple Vraja help me notice about the inhabitants’ suffering?
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.