Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.10.24
Nirodha· Winding upThe Battle Leaves Families in Grief
“Thereafter, all the women whose husbands had fallen in the battle, headed by Mandodarī, the wife of Rāvaṇa, came out of Laṅkā. Continuously crying, they approached the dead bodies of Rāvaṇa and the other Rākṣasas.”
What the purport teaches
- The women whose husbands had fallen in battle came out of Laṅkā. Mandodarī, Rāvaṇa’s wife, headed them.
- They approached the dead bodies of Rāvaṇa and the other Rākṣasas. The verse turns attention to those left behind.
- The women were continuously crying. Their grief is an important part of the account of the battle.
Try this today
Offer a brief, gentle message of care to someone grieving a loss.
Ask yourself
Do I pause to notice the grief of those left behind after a death?
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.