Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.56.11
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Jewel’s Extraordinary Gifts
“Each day the gem would produce eight bhāras of gold, my dear Prabhu, and the place in which it was kept and properly worshiped would be free of calamities such as famine or untimely death, and also of evils like snake bites, mental and physical disorders and the presence of deceitful persons.”
What the purport teaches
- The gem produced eight bhāras of gold every day. The purport gives this as approximately 170 pounds of gold.
- Where the jewel was kept and properly worshiped, there were no calamities such as famine or untimely death.
- That place was also free from snake bites, mental and physical disorders, and deceitful persons.
Try this today
Read the verse again and name two blessings it describes besides wealth.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the jewel’s gifts beyond its production of gold?
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.