Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.17.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesNatural Disturbances and Demoniac Birth
“There were earthquakes along the mountains on the earth, and it appeared that there was fire everywhere. Many inauspicious planets like Saturn appeared, along with comets, meteors and thunderbolts.”
What the purport teaches
- Earthquakes shook the earth and its mountains, and it appeared that fire was everywhere.
- Inauspicious planets like Saturn appeared, along with comets, meteors and thunderbolts.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda connects natural disturbances with the birth of demons. He explains that disturbances increase as the number of demoniac people increases.
Try this today
Write one sentence summarizing the purport’s explanation of these disturbances.
Ask yourself
What connection does the purport ask me to notice between demoniac life and natural disturbances?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.