Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.23.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Wondrous Sight Within the Lake
“In a house inside the lake she saw one thousand girls, all in the prime of youth and fragrant like lotuses.”
What the purport teaches
- Inside the lake, Devahūti saw a house.
- Within that house she saw one thousand girls.
- All the girls were in the prime of youth and fragrant like lotuses.
Try this today
Pause over the verse and recall its three details: the house, the thousand girls, and their lotuslike fragrance.
Ask yourself
Which detail of the sight within the lake most catches your attention?
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.