Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.59.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesMura Launches His Terrible Attack
“Shining with the blinding, terrible effulgence of the sun’s fire at the end of a millennium, Mura seemed to be swallowing up the three worlds with his five mouths. He lifted up his trident and fell upon Garuḍa, the son of Tārkṣya, like an attacking snake.”
What the purport teaches
- Mura shone with a blinding, terrible effulgence like the sun’s fire at the end of a millennium.
- With his five mouths, he seemed to be swallowing the three worlds.
- He raised his trident and attacked Garuḍa, the son of Tārkṣya, like an attacking snake.
Try this today
Read the verse attentively and identify its comparisons with the sun’s fire and an attacking snake.
Ask yourself
How do the verse’s comparisons convey the force of Mura’s attack?
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.