Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.5.3
Visarga· Brahmā's creationLearn About Creation From Its Direct Manager
“My dear father, all this is known to you scientifically because whatever was created in the past, whatever will be created in the future, or whatever is being created at present, as well as everything within the universe, is within your grip, just like a walnut.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā is the direct creator of the manifested universe and everything within it. He therefore knows its creative activities in the past, present and future.
- The living being, the manifested world and the controller are continuously active. As the direct manager, Brahmā knows these actions and reactions like a walnut held in his palm.
- A manufacturer knows how he learned his work, where the ingredients came from and how the products are made. Similarly, Brahmā, the firstborn living being, knows the functions of creation.
Try this today
List the three things a manufacturer must know: the source of his skill, his ingredients and his process.
Ask yourself
Why does the source of my information matter when I seek to understand creation?
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.