Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.3.5
Ūti· What drives us to actSevere Austerities Disturb the World
“Because of the power of his severe austerities, all the rivers and oceans were agitated, the surface of the globe, with its mountains and islands, began trembling, and the stars and planets fell. All directions were ablaze.”
What the purport teaches
- The power of Hiraṇyakaśipu’s severe austerities agitated all the rivers and oceans.
- The surface of the globe trembled, together with its mountains and islands.
- The stars and planets fell, and all directions were ablaze.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and list the three groups affected: waters, land, and the heavens.
Ask yourself
What does the scale of these disturbances help me notice about Hiraṇyakaśipu’s austerities?
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.