Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.67.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDvivida’s Fall Shakes the Mountain
“When he fell, O tiger among the Kurus, Raivataka Mountain shook, along with its cliffs and trees, like a wind-tossed boat at sea.”
What the purport teaches
- When Dvivida fell, Raivataka Mountain shook along with its cliffs and trees.
- The mountain trembled like a boat tossed by the wind at sea.
- The purport explains that ṭaṅka includes the cliffs, fissures and other places where water had accumulated. All these areas shook when Dvivida fell.
Try this today
Reread the verse and briefly picture the cliffs, trees and water-filled places trembling like a boat at sea.
Ask yourself
How does the image of a wind-tossed boat help you picture the force of this fall?
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.