Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.9.14
Nirodha· Winding upEven Mountains Disappear Beneath the Waters
“Even as Mārkaṇḍeya looked on, the rain pouring down from the clouds filled the ocean more and more until that great sea, its waters violently whipped into terrifying waves by hurricanes, covered up all the earth’s islands, mountains and continents.”
What the purport teaches
- As Mārkaṇḍeya watched, pouring rain filled the ocean more and more.
- Hurricanes whipped the waters into terrifying waves.
- The great sea covered all the earth’s islands, mountains and continents.
Try this today
Reread the verse slowly, noticing how even the mountains become covered.
Ask yourself
What do I regard as immovable, like the mountains in 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.