Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.72.36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Thunderous Sound of Colliding Clubs
“When Jarāsandha’s and Bhīmasena’s clubs loudly collided, O King, the sound was like the impact of the big tusks of two fighting elephants, or the crash of a thunderbolt in a flashing electrical storm.”
What the purport teaches
- Jarāsandha’s and Bhīmasena’s clubs collided with a loud sound.
- The sound resembled the impact of the big tusks of two fighting elephants.
- It also resembled a thunderbolt crashing in a flashing electrical storm. The purport notes that this translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Read the verse aloud once, giving careful attention to its descriptions of sound.
Ask yourself
How do the two comparisons deepen your sense of the battle’s force?
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.