Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.35-36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemembering Service in the Guru’s Household
“O brāhmaṇa, do you remember what happened to us while we were living with our spiritual master? Once our guru’s wife sent us to fetch firewood, and after we entered the vast forest, O twice-born one, an unseasonal storm arose, with fierce wind and rain and harsh thunder.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa asked His brāhmaṇa friend to recall an incident from their life with their spiritual master.
- Their guru’s wife once sent them to fetch firewood. After they entered a vast forest, a fierce storm arose with wind, rain and harsh thunder.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the storm occurred during winter and was therefore unseasonal.
Try this today
Offer to do one small practical task today, such as gathering needed supplies.
Ask yourself
Do I appreciate simple practical tasks as part of service?
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.