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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.10.8

Sthāna· The universe in order

Brahmā Organizes the Worlds in Service

“Thus engaged in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Brahmā entered into the whorl of the lotus, and as it spread all over the universe he divided it into three divisions of worlds and later into fourteen divisions.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.8, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Brahmā carries out his work in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • He enters the whorl of the lotus, which spreads throughout the universe.
  • He divides it first into three divisions of worlds and later into fourteen divisions.

Try this today

Choose one small task today and consciously undertake it in a spirit of service to the Lord.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Brahmā performing his work as service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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