Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.17.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesViolent Winds and Sinful Activity
“There blew winds which were most uninviting to the touch, hissing again and again and uprooting gigantic trees. They had storms for their armies and clouds of dust for their ensigns.”
What the purport teaches
- Harsh winds hissed repeatedly and uprooted gigantic trees. Storms were described as their armies and dust clouds as their ensigns.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda connects cyclones, excessive heat or snowfall, and uprooted trees with an increase in the demoniac population.
- The purport links these disturbances with people being accustomed to forbidden, sinful activity.
Try this today
Identify one wrong action you are tempted to excuse, and make a deliberate effort to avoid it today.
Ask yourself
Does reflecting on this purport make me more careful about my own conduct?
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.