Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.6.31
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesWonder Before What We Cannot Explain
“Meanwhile, all the cowherd men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja, returned from Mathurā, and when they saw on the way the gigantic body of Pūtanā lying dead, they were struck with great wonder.”
What the purport teaches
- Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd men returned from Mathurā and saw Pūtanā’s gigantic body lying dead.
- They had never seen such a gigantic body in Vṛndāvana. They wondered whether it had fallen from the sky or whether they had somehow reached another place.
- They could not actually guess what had happened. Their uncertainty left them struck with great wonder.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly and pause to consider the cowherd men’s astonishment.
Ask yourself
Can you acknowledge that you do not understand something without rushing to explain it?
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.