Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.72.37
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPowerful Blows Shatter the Clubs
“They swung their clubs at each other with such speed and force that as the clubs struck their shoulders, hips, feet, hands, thighs and collarbones, the weapons were crushed and broken like branches of arka trees with which two enraged elephants furiously attack each other.”
What the purport teaches
- The fighters swung their clubs with great speed and force.
- The clubs struck their shoulders, hips, feet, hands, thighs and collarbones.
- The weapons were crushed and broken like branches of arka trees used by two enraged elephants attacking each other.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining the comparison between the broken clubs and arka branches.
Ask yourself
What does the breaking of the clubs reveal about the force of this contest?
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.