Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.72.38
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Battle Continues with Iron-Hard Fists
“Their clubs thus ruined, those great heroes among men angrily pummeled each other with their iron-hard fists. As they slapped each other, the sound resembled the crash of elephants colliding or harsh thunderclaps.”
What the purport teaches
- Although their clubs were ruined, the two great heroes continued fighting.
- They angrily pummeled each other with their iron-hard fists.
- The sound of their slaps resembled elephants colliding or harsh thunderclaps.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify what changed in the fighting and what remained the same.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the fighters’ intensity after their weapons were ruined?
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.