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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.14.40

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Returning at the Appointed Time

“Understanding that Urvaśī was pregnant, Purūravā returned to his palace. At the end of the year, there at Kurukṣetra, he again obtained the association of Urvaśī, who was then the mother of a heroic son.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.40, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Purūravā understood that Urvaśī was pregnant.
  • He returned to his palace and came back to Kurukṣetra at the end of the year.
  • There he again obtained her association, and she was now the mother of a heroic son.

Try this today

Recall one thing you are waiting for, and calmly return to a task you can do today.

Ask yourself

What does the year's interval invite you to notice about waiting?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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