Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.10.12
Sarga· CreationThe World Manifests the Lord’s Energy
“This cosmic manifestation is separated from the Supreme Lord as material energy by means of kāla, which is the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Lord. It is situated as the objective manifestation of the Lord under the influence of the same material energy of Viṣṇu.”
What the purport teaches
- The manifested world is the selfsame Personality of Godhead, yet it appears to be something beyond or besides Him.
- This appearance of separation comes through kāla, the Lord’s unmanifested, impersonal feature. The purport compares it to a recorded voice separated from its speaker.
- The whole cosmic manifestation rests on the material energy of Viṣṇu. It is the objective manifestation of the Supreme Lord and exhibits His impersonal feature.
Try this today
Look at one object around you and recall that the cosmic manifestation rests on the material energy of Viṣṇu.
Ask yourself
Do I usually see the world as independent of the Lord, or as resting on His energy?
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.