Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.3
Sarga· CreationCreation Begins with the Supreme Lord
“The elementary creation of sixteen items of matter — namely the five elements [fire, water, land, air and sky], sound, form, taste, smell, touch, and the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin and mind — is known as sarga, whereas subsequent resultant interaction of the modes of material nature is called visarga.”
What the purport teaches
- The elementary creation of sixteen material items is called sarga. Their subsequent interaction through the modes of material nature is called visarga.
- Mahā-Viṣṇu is the first puruṣa incarnation of Govinda, Lord Kṛṣṇa. Innumerable universes exist in potency in the hair holes of His transcendental body during His mystic sleep.
- The Vedic conclusion is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the origin of all energies, rather than inert material nature. Original creation comes directly from Him, while Brahmā makes the secondary creation from the original ingredients.
Try this today
Look at water or earth today and take a moment to remember the Supreme Lord as the source of its energy.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the Lord as the source of all energies change your view of nature?
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.