Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.11
Nirodha· Winding upThe Fire Before Death
“Under the circumstances, the elder brother of Yavana-rāja, known as Prajvāra, set fire to the city to please his younger brother, whose other name is fear itself.”
What the purport teaches
- Prajvāra set fire to the city to please his younger brother, Yavana-rāja, whose other name is fear.
- The purport distinguishes the burning of a dead body from the fever that may come before death. This fever is called prajvāra or viṣṇu-jvāra.
- The high fever at the last stage of life is described as placing the living entity in the midst of a blazing fire.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on the body's vulnerability.
Ask yourself
How does this picture of bodily suffering affect my confidence in the body's security?
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.