Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.24
Sarga· CreationTwo More Ways to Count Elements
“Counting eleven, there are the soul, the gross elements and the senses. Eight gross and subtle elements plus the Supreme Lord would make nine.”
What the purport teaches
- The calculation of eleven includes the soul, the gross elements and the senses.
- Another calculation groups the gross and subtle elements into eight.
- Counting these eight elements together with the Supreme Lord gives nine.
Try this today
Write two short lines showing how the verse arrives at eleven and at nine.
Ask yourself
What does each calculation include in its total?
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.