Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.17
Sarga· CreationThe Supreme Cause Has Personal Desire
“The living force, being agitated by the virāṭ-puruṣa, generated hunger and thirst, and when He desired to drink and eat, the mouth opened.”
What the purport teaches
- The living force, agitated by the virāṭ-puruṣa, generated hunger and thirst. When He desired to eat and drink, the mouth opened.
- The development of individual sense organs appears to follow the same principles. The supreme cause of generation is therefore neither impersonal nor without desire.
- The desires for sense perception and the sense organs exist in the Supreme and thus appear in individuals. The mouth represents the same principle that applies to all the senses.
Try this today
Before drinking water today, recall that the capacity for sense perception has its origin in the Supreme.
Ask yourself
How does this account help me understand the Absolute Truth as a living person rather than an impersonal force?
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.