Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.55.6
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesNārada Explains the Astonishing Discovery
“Seeing a male child in the belly of the fish, the cooks gave the infant to Māyāvatī, who was astonished. Nārada Muni then appeared and explained to her everything about the child’s birth and His entering the fish’s abdomen.”
What the purport teaches
- The cooks found a male child in the belly of the fish and gave Him to Māyāvatī.
- Māyāvatī was astonished by the discovery.
- Nārada Muni appeared and explained everything about the child’s birth and His entering the fish’s abdomen.
Try this today
Note the two matters Nārada explained: the child’s birth and His entrance into the fish.
Ask yourself
How did Nārada’s explanation address Māyāvatī’s astonishment?
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.