Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.29
Sarga· CreationThe Body Depends on Sustenance
“When there was a desire to have food and drink, the abdomen and the intestines and also the arteries became manifested. The rivers and seas are the source of their sustenance and metabolism.”
What the purport teaches
- When there was a desire for food and drink, the abdomen, intestines and arteries became manifested.
- Food and drink sustain the body, and their metabolism replaces spent bodily energy.
- The rivers are the controlling deities of the intestines, and the seas govern the arteries. The purport explains that they keep these bodily systems in healthy order.
Try this today
At one meal today, pause to consider how food and drink sustain your body.
Ask yourself
How does this description help me recognize the body's dependence on sources beyond itself?
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.