Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.19.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDiti Remembers by the Lord's Grace
“At that very moment, a shudder suddenly ran through the heart of Diti, the mother of Hiraṇyākṣa. She recalled the words of her husband, Kaśyapa, and blood flowed from her breasts.”
What the purport teaches
- At Hiraṇyākṣa's last moment, Diti felt a sudden shudder and remembered the words of her husband, Kaśyapa.
- Although her sons would be demons, they would have the advantage of being killed by the Personality of Godhead Himself. She remembered this by the Lord's grace.
- Blood flowed from Diti's breasts instead of milk. The purport contrasts auspicious milk with inauspicious blood and applies this distinction to cow's milk also.
Try this today
Reread the sentence about Diti remembering by the Lord's grace, and spend a moment reflecting on it.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about the Lord's grace in Diti's painful moment of remembrance?
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.