Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.1.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Iron Becomes an Arrowhead
“The fish was caught in the ocean along with other fish in a fishermen’s net. The iron lump in the fish’s stomach was taken by the hunter Jarā, who fixed it as an arrowhead at the end of his shaft.”
What the purport teaches
- The fish was caught in the ocean along with other fish in a fishermen’s net.
- The hunter Jarā took the iron lump that had been in the fish’s stomach.
- Jarā fixed the iron lump as an arrowhead at the end of his shaft.
Try this today
Reread the translation and briefly write down what happened to the fish and the iron lump.
Ask yourself
Can I trace how the iron lump passed from the fish’s stomach to Jarā’s arrow?
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.