Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.1.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesManu’s Absorption Amid Danger
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Svāyambhuva Manu was thus in a trance, chanting the mantras of Vedic instruction known as the Upaniṣads. Upon seeing him, the Rākṣasas and asuras, being very hungry, wanted to devour him. Therefore they ran after him with great speed.”
What the purport teaches
- Svāyambhuva Manu was in a trance, chanting the mantras of Vedic instruction known as the Upaniṣads.
- The Rākṣasas and asuras saw him and wanted to devour him because they were very hungry.
- They ran toward Manu with great speed. The account places his absorption in Vedic chanting alongside this approaching danger.
Try this today
Set aside two quiet minutes to read this translation slowly and attentively.
Ask yourself
How attentively do I approach the Vedic teachings I read or chant?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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