Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.10.24
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Horrifying Rain Falls Before Dhruva
“My dear faultless Vidura, in that rainfall there was blood, mucus, pus, stool, urine and marrow falling heavily before Dhruva Mahārāja, and there were trunks of bodies falling from the sky.”
What the purport teaches
- Vidura is addressed warmly as faultless.
- Blood, mucus, pus, stool, urine and marrow fell heavily before Dhruva Mahārāja.
- Trunks of bodies also fell from the sky, making the rainfall especially horrifying.
Try this today
Write one brief sentence describing what Dhruva Mahārāja faced in this verse.
Ask yourself
What does this description help you understand about the scene before Dhruva Mahārāja?
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.