Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.9.46
Sarga· CreationSeek Answers Through Qualified Explanation
“O King, your questions as to how the universe became manifested from the gigantic form of the Personality of Godhead, as well as other questions, I shall answer in detail by explanation of the four verses already mentioned.”
What the purport teaches
- The King’s questions about the universe’s manifestation from the Personality of Godhead will be answered in detail. These answers unfold the meaning of the four verses already mentioned.
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic knowledge. It answers all possible human questions about universal affairs, beginning with creation.
- The answers depend on the qualification of the person explaining them. Intelligent readers gain intellectual benefit by properly using the ten divisions explained by Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
Try this today
Write down one question you have about creation, and keep it beside your study notes as you continue reading the explanations.
Ask yourself
Why is the qualification of the person explaining Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam important for my understanding?
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.