Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.27
Sarga· CreationEven Bodily Functions Are Not Independent
“Thereafter, when He desired to evacuate the refuse of eatables, the evacuating hole, anus, and the sensory organ thereof developed along with the controlling deity Mitra. The sensory organ and the evacuating substance are both under the shelter of the controlling deity.”
What the purport teaches
- When the Lord desired to evacuate the refuse of food, the anus and its sensory organ developed.
- Mitra appeared as the controlling deity. Both the evacuating organ and the evacuated substance are under his shelter.
- Even the removal of bodily waste is controlled. The purport therefore asks how the living entity can claim independence.
Try this today
Take a brief moment today to acknowledge that even your body’s simplest functions are not under your independent control.
Ask yourself
What does dependence in such a basic bodily function teach me about my claim to independence?
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.