Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.11.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesIndra Recalls the Thunderbolt’s Past Power
“Indra thought: Formerly, when many mountains flying in the sky with wings would fall to the ground and kill people, I cut their wings with this same thunderbolt.”
What the purport teaches
- Indra remembered a time when mountains flew through the sky with wings.
- These mountains would fall to the ground and kill people.
- Indra had cut their wings with the same thunderbolt. He recalled how effectively it had acted before.
Try this today
Write down one past success and distinguish what happened then from what you know about today’s situation.
Ask yourself
When facing difficulty, which past success do I keep recalling?
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.