Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.77.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPradyumna’s Eight Arrows Strike Their Targets
“With four of these arrows He struck Dyumān’s four horses, with one arrow, his driver, with two more arrows, his bow and chariot flag, and with the last arrow, Dyumān’s head.”
What the purport teaches
- Four arrows struck Dyumān’s four horses.
- One arrow struck his driver, and two more struck his bow and chariot flag.
- The last arrow struck Dyumān’s head. The translation accounts for each of the eight arrows.
Try this today
Read the verse once and recall how its eight arrows are distributed.
Ask yourself
What do the carefully listed targets help you notice about Pradyumna’s action?
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.