Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.6.13
Sthāna· The universe in orderKailāsa Appears to Call, Move, and Resound
“There are tall trees with straight branches that appear to call the sweet birds, and when herds of elephants pass through the hills, it appears that the Kailāsa Hill moves with them. When the waterfalls resound, it appears that Kailāsa Hill does also.”
What the purport teaches
- The tall trees have straight branches that appear to call the sweet birds.
- When herds of elephants pass through the hills, Kailāsa Hill itself appears to move with them.
- The waterfalls resound so strongly that the hill also appears to resound.
Try this today
Reread the verse and notice its three images: trees calling, the hill moving, and the hill resounding.
Ask yourself
How do these descriptions make the hill seem full of life?
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.