Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.24.16
Sarga· CreationNature and Soul Within Visible Forms
“Whatever features visibly exist within this world — small or great, thin or stout — certainly contain both the material nature and its enjoyer, the spirit soul.”
What the purport teaches
- Whatever visibly exists in this world contains both material nature and the spirit soul.
- This applies to forms that are small or great, thin or stout. Differences in outward appearance do not change this principle.
- The verse distinguishes material nature from its enjoyer, the spirit soul, while describing their conjunction in visible manifestations.
Try this today
Reread the verse today and name the two realities it identifies within visible forms: material nature and the spirit soul.
Ask yourself
How can I look beyond outward size and shape when considering material nature and the spirit soul?
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.