Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.20
Sarga· CreationThe Supreme Lord Creates and Enters
“Other philosophers state that there are six elements — the five physical elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) and the sixth element, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That Supreme Lord, endowed with the elements that He has brought forth from Himself, creates this universe and then personally enters within it.”
What the purport teaches
- Another philosophy counts six elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that this philosophy includes the ordinary living entity within the category of the Supersoul. Thus it counts only the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the five physical elements.
- The Supreme Lord brings forth the elements from Himself. With those elements He creates the universe and then personally enters it.
Try this today
Pause once today to remember that the universe’s elements come from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who also enters His creation.
Ask yourself
How does remembering that the Supreme Lord creates and enters the universe affect my awareness of Him?
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.