Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.1.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Followers Share Sudyumna’s Distress
“When his followers also saw their identities transformed and their sex reversed, they were all very morose and just looked at one another.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudyumna’s followers also saw that their sex had been reversed.
- Seeing this transformation, all of them became very morose.
- They simply looked at one another in their distress.
Try this today
Reread the verse and take a moment to consider the followers’ feelings without judging them.
Ask yourself
What does the followers’ silent reaction help you understand about their distress?
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.