Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.7.46
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesScattered Poison Is Taken Up
“Scorpions, cobras, poisonous drugs and other animals whose bites are poisonous took the opportunity to drink whatever little poison had fallen and scattered from Lord Śiva’s hand while he was drinking.”
What the purport teaches
- While Lord Śiva was drinking, a little poison fell from his hand and scattered.
- Scorpions, cobras, poisonous drugs and other animals whose bites are poisonous took the opportunity to drink it.
- The purport also names mosquitoes, jackals and dogs among those that drank the poison. It came from the samudra-manthana, the churned ocean.
Try this today
Reread the translation today and identify where the scattered poison came from and who took it.
Ask yourself
What detail about the scattered poison helps me follow this account more carefully?
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.