Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.77.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesŚālva’s Army Falls
“Gada, Sātyaki, Sāmba and others began killing Śālva’s army, and thus all the soldiers inside the airship began falling into the ocean, their necks severed.”
What the purport teaches
- Gada, Sātyaki, Sāmba and others attacked Śālva’s army.
- The soldiers inside the airship had their necks severed.
- All those soldiers fell into the ocean. The verse describes the deadly force of the battle.
Try this today
Read this verse attentively, pausing to acknowledge the gravity of the fighting.
Ask yourself
How does this description deepen your sense of the battle’s severity?
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.