Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.9
Sarga· CreationPerfect Knowledge Through Devotion
“Therefore, no matter which of these thinkers is speaking, and regardless of whether in their calculations they include material elements within their previous subtle causes or else within their subsequent manifest products, I accept their conclusions as authoritative, because a logical explanation can always be given for each of the different theories.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord accepts these different calculations when a logical explanation supports them. Causes may be counted within their effects, or effects within their causes.
- Following Vedic analysis can bring many insights into material creation. Discovering a particular truth, however, is no reason for false pride.
- Knowledge cannot become perfect without Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Ultimately, one must become a devotee of the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Review one insight from today’s study and offer a brief prayer to use your understanding in devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
Is what I learn making me more devoted, or merely more proud of what I know?
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.