Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.16.18
Sthāna· The universe in orderAruṇodā’s Fragrance Spreads Through the Air
“The pious wives of the Yakṣas act as personal maidservants to assist Bhavānī, the wife of Lord Śiva. Because they drink the water of the river Aruṇodā, their bodies become fragrant, and as the air carries away that fragrance, it perfumes the entire atmosphere for eighty miles around.”
What the purport teaches
- The pious wives of the Yakṣas serve as personal maidservants of Bhavānī, the wife of Lord Śiva.
- By drinking the water of the Aruṇodā River, their bodies become fragrant.
- The air carries this fragrance and perfumes the atmosphere for eighty miles around.
Try this today
Recall the three details in order: drinking the water, fragrant bodies and fragrance carried by the air.
Ask yourself
What sequence connects drinking the river’s water with the fragrance of the surrounding atmosphere?
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.