Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.6.10
Sthāna· The universe in orderThe Lord Is Never a Formless Void
“The back of the Lord is the place for all kinds of frustration and ignorance, as well as for immorality. From His veins flow the great rivers and rivulets, and on His bones are stacked the great mountains.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s back is the place of frustration, ignorance and immorality. Great rivers flow from His veins, and great mountains are stacked on His bones.
- This description challenges a merely impersonal conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His form is distinct from ordinary material forms, and He is never a formless void.
- The Lord is both personal and impersonal, but His personal feature is original. His impersonal emanation is a reflection of His transcendental body.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on this teaching: the Personality of Godhead is original, and the Lord is never a formless void.
Ask yourself
How does understanding the Lord’s personal feature as original shape your view of Him?
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.