Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.7.11
Sarga· CreationCreation Unfolds from Unmanifest Material Nature
“From the agitation of the original modes within the unmanifest material nature, the mahat-tattva arises. From the mahat-tattva comes the element false ego, which divides into three aspects. This threefold false ego further manifests as the subtle forms of perception, as the senses and as the gross sense objects. The generation of all these is called creation.”
What the purport teaches
- When the original modes within unmanifest material nature are agitated, the mahat-tattva arises.
- From the mahat-tattva comes false ego, which divides into three aspects.
- This threefold false ego manifests as subtle forms of perception, senses and gross sense objects. The generation of all these is called creation.
Try this today
Draw a simple sequence from unmanifest material nature to mahat-tattva, false ego, and the forms of perception, senses and sense objects.
Ask yourself
How does this description broaden your understanding of what creation includes?
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.