Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.10.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Yakṣas Come Forth to Attack
“O hero Vidura, the greatly powerful heroes of the Yakṣas, unable to tolerate the resounding vibration of the conchshell of Dhruva Mahārāja, came forth from their city with weapons and attacked Dhruva.”
What the purport teaches
- The heroes of the Yakṣas were greatly powerful.
- They could not tolerate the resounding vibration of Dhruva Mahārāja’s conchshell.
- They came out of their city carrying weapons and attacked Dhruva Mahārāja.
Try this today
Summarize the verse in three steps: hearing the sound, coming out armed, and attacking.
Ask yourself
What sequence of reaction and action does this verse describe?
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.