Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.56.24
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTwenty-Eight Days Without Rest
“The fight went on without rest for twenty-eight days, the two opponents striking each other with their fists, which fell like the cracking blows of lightning.”
What the purport teaches
- The fight continued without rest for twenty-eight days.
- The two opponents struck each other with fists whose blows were like lightning.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī emphasizes that the fighting continued day and night without intermission.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on the words “day and night without intermission.”
Ask yourself
How does the uninterrupted duration deepen my sense of wonder at this encounter?
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.