Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.5.26-29
Sarga· CreationKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes
“Because the sky is transformed, the air is generated with the quality of touch, and by previous succession the air is also full of sound and the basic principles of duration of life: sense perception, mental power and bodily strength. When the air is transformed in course of time and nature’s course, fire is generated, taking shape with the sense of touch and sound. Since fire is also transformed, there is a manifestation of water, full of juice and taste. As previously, it also has form and touch and is also full of sound. And water, being transformed from all variegatedness on earth, appears odorous and, as previously, becomes qualitatively full of juice, touch, sound and form respectively.”
What the purport teaches
- Creation develops gradually from sky to air, fire, water and earth. Each successive element carries the earlier qualities, with all five—sound, touch, form, taste and odor—present in earth.
- The elements are mutually causes and effects, but their original cause is the Lord in His plenary portion as Mahā-Viṣṇu. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the cause of all causes.
- The bhakti-yogī surpasses all other yogīs through devotional service. By the supreme will of the Lord, the devotee reaches a planet in the spiritual sky, beyond the material sky.
Try this today
Notice the scent of earth or the taste of water today, and take a moment to remember Kṛṣṇa as the cause of all causes.
Ask yourself
How can noticing creation's variety help me remember its original cause, Lord Kṛṣṇa?
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.