Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.24.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Fish Grows Beyond the Lake
“O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the King took the fish from the well and threw Him in a lake, but the fish then assumed a gigantic form exceeding the extent of the water.”
What the purport teaches
- The King took the fish out of the well.
- He then placed Him in a lake.
- The fish assumed a gigantic form that exceeded the extent of the water.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and picture the contrast between the lake and the fish’s gigantic form.
Ask yourself
What impresses me about the fish becoming larger than the lake itself?
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.