Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.1
Āśraya· The supreme shelterTen Subjects of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there are ten divisions of statements regarding the following: the creation of the universe, subcreation, planetary systems, protection by the Lord, the creative impetus, the change of Manus, the science of God, returning home, back to Godhead, liberation, and the summum bonum.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes ten divisions of statements in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. These include creation, subcreation and planetary systems.
- Other divisions concern protection by the Lord, the creative impetus, the change of Manus and the science of God.
- The remaining subjects are returning home, back to Godhead, liberation and the summum bonum—the ultimate subject.
Try this today
Write down the ten subjects and underline one you want to study carefully.
Ask yourself
Which of these ten subjects would you most like to understand more clearly?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.