Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.15.21
Sthāna· The universe in orderIndrapurī's Beauty and Harmonious Music
“The city was filled with the sounds of mṛdaṅgas, conchshells, kettledrums, flutes and well-tuned stringed instruments all playing in concert. There was constant dancing and the Gandharvas sang. The combined beauty of Indrapurī defeated beauty personified.”
What the purport teaches
- Mṛdaṅgas, conchshells, kettledrums, flutes and well-tuned stringed instruments filled the city with music. They all played in concert.
- There was constant dancing, and the Gandharvas sang.
- The combined beauty of Indrapurī defeated beauty personified.
Try this today
Read the verse aloud, noticing how its musical details build toward the final description of beauty.
Ask yourself
What impression does the phrase “defeated beauty personified” leave with 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.