Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.16.17
Sthāna· The universe in orderFruit Juice Becomes the Aruṇodā River
“When all those solid fruits fall from such a height, they break, and the sweet, fragrant juice within them flows out and becomes increasingly more fragrant as it mixes with other scents. That juice cascades from the mountain in waterfalls and becomes a river called Aruṇodā, which flows pleasantly through the eastern side of Ilāvṛta.”
What the purport teaches
- The solid fruits break when they fall from their great height, releasing sweet, fragrant juice.
- The juice becomes increasingly fragrant as it mixes with other scents.
- It cascades down the mountain in waterfalls and becomes the river Aruṇodā. This river flows pleasantly through the eastern side of Ilāvṛta.
Try this today
Write the sequence in three steps: falling fruits, waterfalls of juice and the Aruṇodā River.
Ask yourself
How does following the juice from fruit to river help you understand this description?
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.