Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.59.6
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPāñcajanya’s Sound Awakens Mura
“The five-headed demon Mura, who slept at the bottom of the city’s moat, awoke and rose up out of the water when he heard the vibration of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Pāñcajanya conchshell, a sound as terrifying as the thunder at the end of the cosmic age.”
What the purport teaches
- The five-headed demon Mura was sleeping at the bottom of the city’s moat.
- He awoke and rose from the water when he heard Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Pāñcajanya conchshell.
- The sound was as terrifying as the thunder at the end of the cosmic age.
Try this today
Reread the description of Pāñcajanya and pause to appreciate Lord Kṛṣṇa’s power.
Ask yourself
What does the comparison with thunder help you understand about Pāñcajanya’s sound?
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.