Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.77.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTwenty-Seven Days and Nights of Battle
“As the Yadus and Śālva’s followers thus went on attacking one another, the tumultuous, fearsome battle continued for twenty-seven days and nights.”
What the purport teaches
- The Yadus and Śālva’s followers continued attacking one another.
- The battle lasted twenty-seven days and nights.
- The translation calls the battle tumultuous and fearsome, emphasizing both its intensity and its long duration.
Try this today
Pause over the words “twenty-seven days and nights” and reflect on the prolonged danger described.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the battle’s duration change your understanding of this scene?
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.