Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.6.17
Sthāna· The universe in orderMany Kinds of Trees Decorate Kailāsa
“Kailāsa Hill is also decorated with such trees as kata, jackfruit, julara, banyan trees, plakṣas, nyagrodhas and trees producing asafetida. Also there are trees of betel nuts and bhūrja-patra, as well as rājapūga, blackberries and similar other trees.”
What the purport teaches
- Kailāsa Hill is decorated with kata, jackfruit, julara and banyan trees.
- The description also includes plakṣas, nyagrodhas and trees producing asafetida.
- Betel-nut trees, bhūrja-patra, rājapūga, blackberries and similar trees further decorate the hill.
Try this today
Read the list once more and note one familiar tree and one unfamiliar tree.
Ask yourself
How does this list broaden your sense of the hill’s variety?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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