Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.9.17-18
Nirodha· Winding upChanging Feelings Amid Relentless Distress
“At times he was engulfed by the great whirlpools, sometimes he was beaten by the mighty waves, and at other times the aquatic monsters threatened to devour him as they attacked one another. Sometimes he felt lamentation, bewilderment, misery, happiness or fear, and at other times he experienced such terrible illness and pain that he felt himself dying.”
What the purport teaches
- Great whirlpools engulfed the sage, and mighty waves beat him.
- Aquatic monsters threatened to devour him while attacking one another.
- He experienced lamentation, bewilderment, misery, happiness and fear. At times, illness and pain made him feel that he was dying.
Try this today
Write down the feelings named in this passage and reflect on how they changed.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about happiness appearing among so many painful experiences?
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.