Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.10.40
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesGhostly Fighters Continue the Battle
“Many headless trunks were generated on that battlefield. With weapons in their arms, those ghostly trunks, which could see with the eyes in the fallen heads, attacked the enemy soldiers.”
What the purport teaches
- The translation describes headless trunks attacking enemy soldiers with weapons in their arms.
- These ghostly trunks could see through the eyes in their fallen heads.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that it appears the slain heroes immediately became ghosts. New trunks thus appeared to join the fight.
Try this today
Read the translation and purport together, noting how the purport explains the appearance of the new trunks.
Ask yourself
What makes this continuation of the fighting especially disturbing?
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.