Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.15.8
Visarga· Brahmā's creationDifferent Oblations for Different Requests
“Thereafter, Ṛcīka Muni’s wife and mother-in-law, each desiring a son, requested the Muni to prepare an oblation. Thus Ṛcīka Muni prepared one oblation for his wife with a brāhmaṇa mantra and another for his mother-in-law with a kṣatriya mantra. Then he went out to bathe.”
What the purport teaches
- Ṛcīka Muni’s wife and mother-in-law each desired a son and asked him to prepare an oblation.
- He prepared an oblation for his wife with a brāhmaṇa mantra and another for his mother-in-law with a kṣatriya mantra.
- After preparing the two oblations, Ṛcīka Muni went out to bathe.
Try this today
Write two short lines matching each recipient with the mantra used for her oblation.
Ask yourself
Am I attending carefully to which preparation was intended for each person?
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.