Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.8.19
Sarga· CreationUnderstand Creation and the Process of Devotion
“Kindly explain all about the elementary principles of creation, the number of such elementary principles, their causes, and their development, and also the process of devotional service and the method of mystic powers.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse asks for an explanation of the elementary principles of creation and their number.
- It also asks about the causes and development of these principles, seeking more than a simple list.
- Alongside questions about creation, it requests an explanation of the process of devotional service and the method of mystic powers.
Try this today
Write one specific question about how to practice devotional service.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking to understand the process of devotional service as well as the workings of 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.