Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.23.48
Visarga· Brahmā's creationNine Beautiful Daughters Were Born
“Immediately afterward, on the same day, Devahūti gave birth to nine female children, all charming in every limb and fragrant with the scent of the red lotus flower.”
What the purport teaches
- Devahūti gave birth to nine daughters on the same day.
- All nine daughters were beautiful, with charming, well-formed limbs.
- The purport compares each daughter to a lotus flower. Their bodies carried a fragrance like that of a red lotus.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, noticing its descriptions of the daughters’ beauty and fragrance.
Ask yourself
Which details help me appreciate the description of Devahūti’s daughters?
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.