Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.57
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Lord Is the Primary Creator
“O supreme creator, it is You who generate this universe, composed of the variegated arrangement of the material modes, and in the process You manifest various kinds of personalities and species, varieties of sensory and physical strength, and varieties of mothers and fathers with variegated mentalities and forms.”
What the purport teaches
- Kāliya addressed the Lord as the supreme creator of the universe, with its varied arrangement of material modes.
- The Lord manifests varieties of personalities, species, sensory and physical strength, parents, mentalities and forms.
- The purport distinguishes primary from secondary creation: Viṣṇu is the primary creator, while four-headed Brahmā is the secondary creator.
Try this today
Notice one example of variety in living beings today and remember the Lord as the supreme creator.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the Lord as the primary creator change the way you view the variety of life?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.