Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.58.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesArjuna’s Hunting in the Forest
“With his arrows Arjuna shot tigers, boars and buffalo in that forest, along with rurus, śarabhas, gavayas, rhinoceroses, black deer, rabbits and porcupines.”
What the purport teaches
- Arjuna used arrows to shoot animals in the forest.
- The animals included tigers, boars, buffalo and rhinoceroses.
- The translation also names rurus, śarabhas, gavayas, black deer, rabbits and porcupines.
Try this today
Read the translation once and summarize its action in one sentence, without adding a motive.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish what this verse describes from what it does not explain?
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.