Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.6.12
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPūtanā’s Cry Shakes the Worlds
“As Pūtanā screamed loudly and forcefully, the earth with its mountains, and outer space with its planets, trembled. The lower planets and all directions vibrated, and people fell down, fearing that thunderbolts were falling upon them.”
What the purport teaches
- Pūtanā’s loud, forceful scream made the earth with its mountains and outer space with its planets tremble.
- The lower planets and all directions vibrated. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that rasā refers to planetary systems below the earth.
- People fell to the ground, fearing that thunderbolts were falling upon them.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly and name three places affected by Pūtanā’s scream.
Ask yourself
What does the trembling of so many worlds help you notice about the force of Pūtanā’s cry?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.