Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.17.8
Sthāna· The universe in orderBhadrā Flows Toward the Northern Ocean
“The branch of the Ganges known as Bhadrā flows from the northern side of Mount Meru. Its waters fall onto the peaks of Kumuda Mountain, Mount Nīla, Śveta Mountain and Śṛṅgavān Mountain in succession. Then it runs down into the province of Kuru and, after crossing through that land, flows into the saltwater ocean in the north.”
What the purport teaches
- The Bhadrā branch flows from the northern side of Mount Meru.
- Its waters fall successively onto Kumuda Mountain, Mount Nīla, Śveta Mountain and Śṛṅgavān Mountain.
- Bhadrā then runs through the province of Kuru and enters the saltwater ocean in the north.
Try this today
Write Bhadrā’s mountain route in order, then add Kuru and the northern ocean.
Ask yourself
How does following Bhadrā’s course carefully help me attend to 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.