Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.4.10-11
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDurgā Appears In Celestial Splendor
“The goddess Durgā was decorated with flower garlands, smeared with sandalwood pulp and dressed with excellent garments and ornaments made of valuable jewels. Holding in her hands a bow, a trident, arrows, a shield, a sword, a conchshell, a disc and a club, and being praised by celestial beings like Apsarās, Kinnaras, Uragas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas, who worshiped her with all kinds of presentations, she spoke as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Durgā was adorned with flower garlands, sandalwood pulp, excellent garments and valuable jeweled ornaments.
- She held a bow, trident, arrows, shield, sword, conchshell, disc and club.
- Apsarās, Kinnaras, Uragas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas praised her and worshiped her with many offerings. Amid this worship, she began to speak.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly today and recall one detail each of Durgā’s adornments, weapons and reception.
Ask yourself
Which detail of this description helps me read the scene more attentively?
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.