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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.58.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Maya Responds to Arjuna’s Help

“When the demon Maya was saved from the fire by his friend Arjuna, Maya presented him with an assembly hall, in which Duryodhana would later mistake water for a solid floor.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.58.27, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Arjuna saved his friend, the demon Maya, from the fire.
  • Maya presented Arjuna with an assembly hall.
  • In that hall, Duryodhana would later mistake water for a solid floor.

Try this today

Thank one person for a specific way they have helped you.

Ask yourself

Whose help have I received that I can acknowledge today?

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.

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