Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.19.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRecovering the Horse Restores the Sacrifice
“When Indra saw that the son of Pṛthu was chasing him, he immediately abandoned his false dress and left the horse. Indeed, he disappeared from that very spot, and the great hero, the son of Mahārāja Pṛthu, returned the horse to his father’s sacrificial arena.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing Pṛthu’s son pursuing him, Indra abandoned both his false dress and the horse.
- Indra then disappeared from that very spot.
- The heroic son of Mahārāja Pṛthu recovered the horse and returned it to his father’s sacrificial arena.
Try this today
Return one item needed for a shared task to the place where it belongs.
Ask yourself
When an obstacle is removed, do I return my attention to completing the service?
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.