Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.5.35
Sarga· CreationThe Lord Enters Every Universe
“The Lord [Mahā-Viṣṇu], although lying in the Causal Ocean, came out of it, and dividing Himself as Hiraṇyagarbha, He entered into each universe and assumed the virāṭ-rūpa, with thousands of legs, arms, mouths, heads, etc.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahā-Viṣṇu, lying in the Causal Ocean, expands as Hiraṇyagarbha and enters each universe. His presence is not limited to a single universe.
- Within each universe, the Lord assumes the virāṭ-rūpa, or universal form. This form is described as having thousands of legs, arms, mouths and heads.
- The planetary systems within each universe are situated in different parts of the Lord's universal form. The purport introduces this arrangement of the planets.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once today, pausing to contemplate the vastness of the Lord's universal form.
Ask yourself
How does contemplating the Lord's universal form broaden my sense of His greatness?
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.