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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.62.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Ūṣā Describes the Man in Her Dream

“[Ūṣā said:] In my dream I saw a certain man who had a darkblue complexion, lotus eyes, yellow garments and mighty arms. He was the kind who touches women’s hearts.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.62.14, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Ūṣā said that she had seen a certain man in her dream.
  • He had a dark-blue complexion, lotus eyes, yellow garments and mighty arms.
  • She described Him as the kind of man who touches women’s hearts.

Try this today

Read the description slowly, then recall the four features Ūṣā names.

Ask yourself

Which details of Ūṣā’s description stand out to you?

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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