Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.9.39
Visarga· Brahmā's creationEngage the Senses in the Lord’s Service
“On the disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is the object of transcendental enjoyment for the senses of devotees, Brahmā, with folded hands, began to re-create the universe, full with living entities, as it was previously.”
What the purport teaches
- The senses were given for transcendental loving service to the Lord and His devotees. Material illusion turns them toward sense enjoyment instead.
- Liberation does not mean uprooting the senses, but curing their misdirected activities. We can see the Lord’s beauty, hear His glories and act on His account.
- Brahmā served the Lord by re-creating the universe. The creation gives conditioned souls an opportunity to return home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Use your tongue today to read aloud a short passage glorifying the Lord from this purport.
Ask yourself
Which of my senses could I engage more deliberately in the Lord’s service?
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.