Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.44
Visarga· Brahmā's creationBrahmā Produces the Four Vedas
“All-powerful Brahmā made use of this collection of sounds to produce from his four faces the four Vedas, which appeared together with the sacred oṁkāra and the seven vyāhṛti invocations. His intention was to propagate the process of Vedic sacrifice according to the different functions performed by the priests of each of the four Vedas.”
What the purport teaches
- All-powerful Brahmā used the collection of sounds to produce the four Vedas from his four faces.
- The Vedas appeared together with the sacred oṁkāra and the seven vyāhṛti invocations.
- Brahmā intended to propagate Vedic sacrifice, with different functions for the priests of each Veda.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and identify Brahmā’s stated purpose.
Ask yourself
What does Brahmā’s clear purpose help me notice about the appearance of the Vedas?
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.