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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.58

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Recognize the Lord’s Inconceivable Potencies

“When the time was ripe, baby pigeons, with tender limbs and feathers created by the inconceivable potencies of the Lord, were born from those eggs.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.58, translation

What the purport teaches

  • When the time was ripe, the baby pigeons were born from the eggs.
  • The young birds had tender limbs and feathers.
  • These delicate features were created by the inconceivable potencies of the Lord. The translation directs attention to His power in their development.

Try this today

Observe a bird or another living creature today and take a moment to acknowledge the Lord’s inconceivable potencies.

Ask yourself

Does observing a living creature help me remember the Lord’s inconceivable power?

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.

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