Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.17.10
Sthāna· The universe in orderMany Rivers Flow From Mount Meru
“Many other rivers, both big and small, flow from the top of Mount Meru. These rivers are like daughters of the mountain, and they flow to the various tracts of land in hundreds of branches.”
What the purport teaches
- Many other rivers flow from the top of Mount Meru.
- These rivers include both big and small streams. The translation describes them as daughters of the mountain.
- They spread into hundreds of branches and flow to various tracts of land.
Try this today
Sketch a mountain with branching rivers to help remember the verse’s description.
Ask yourself
What does the image of rivers as daughters of the mountain help me appreciate in 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.