Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.6.26
Sthāna· The universe in orderFragrant Waters Attract the Elephants
“After the damsels of the heavenly planets bathe in the water, it becomes yellowish and fragrant due to the kuṅkuma from their bodies. Thus the elephants come to bathe there with their wives, the she-elephants, and they also drink the water, although they are not thirsty.”
What the purport teaches
- The heavenly damsels’ bathing leaves kuṅkuma from their bodies in the water.
- This kuṅkuma makes the water yellowish and fragrant.
- Elephants come there with the she-elephants to bathe. They also drink the water even though they are not thirsty.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, picturing the fragrant water and the elephants bathing.
Ask yourself
Which detail helps me picture the attraction of these waters?
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.