Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.13
Sarga· CreationCreation Moves by the Lord’s Will
“The Lord, while lying on His bed of mystic slumber, generated the seminal symbol, golden in hue, through external energy out of His desire to manifest varieties of living entities from Himself alone.”
What the purport teaches
- Material nature and the living entities merge into the Lord at annihilation and are manifested again by His desire. Material nature always works under His control.
- Creation and its energies are simultaneously one with and different from the Lord. Everything emanates from Him, yet His expanded energies have distinct functions designed by Him.
- Conditioned living entities appear in different states according to their desires under the modes of nature. Liberated souls are unconditionally surrendered and are not subject to creation and annihilation.
Try this today
Identify one personal desire today and take a moment to express your willingness to serve the Lord rather than insist on your own way.
Ask yourself
What desire could I begin to replace with a more surrendered attitude toward the Lord?
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.