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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.19.20

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Weapons and Demonesses Fill the Scene

“O sinless Vidura, mountains discharged weapons of various kinds, and naked demonesses armed with tridents appeared with their hair hanging loose.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.20, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vidura is addressed as sinless.
  • Mountains discharged weapons of various kinds.
  • Naked demonesses appeared, armed with tridents and with their hair hanging loose.

Try this today

Note the word used to address Vidura, then list the two threatening sights described in the verse.

Ask yourself

What contrast do you notice between the address to sinless Vidura and the threatening scene?

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.

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