Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.1.18
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Beautiful Valley Beside the Nirvindhyā
“In that mountain valley flows a river named Nirvindhyā. On the bank of the river are many aśoka trees and other plants full of palāśa flowers, and there is always the sweet sound of water flowing from a waterfall. The husband and wife reached that beautiful place.”
What the purport teaches
- The river Nirvindhyā flows through the mountain valley.
- Its banks have many aśoka trees and plants full of palāśa flowers.
- The sweet sound of a waterfall is always present there. The husband and wife reached this beautiful place.
Try this today
Read the translation and spend a quiet moment picturing the river, flowers and waterfall.
Ask yourself
Which detail helps you most clearly picture the place they reached?
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.