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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.10.51

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

A Furious Flood Appears Everywhere

“Thereafter, whirlpools and sea waves, agitated by fierce blasts of wind, appeared everywhere, before everyone’s vision, in a furious flood.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.51, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Whirlpools and sea waves appeared in a furious flood.
  • Fierce blasts of wind agitated the waters.
  • The flood appeared everywhere before everyone’s vision.

Try this today

Read the verse slowly and note how wind, waves and whirlpools together convey the flood’s fury.

Ask yourself

What impression do the words “everywhere” and “everyone’s vision” give you?

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.

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