Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.2
Sarga· CreationAtoms and the Complete Material Manifestation
“Atoms are the ultimate state of the manifest universe. When they stay in their own forms without forming different bodies, they are called the unlimited oneness. There are certainly different bodies in physical forms, but the atoms themselves form the complete manifestation.”
What the purport teaches
- Atoms are the ultimate state of the manifest universe.
- When atoms remain in their own forms without forming different bodies, they are called the unlimited oneness.
- Physical bodies have different forms, but atoms make up the complete manifestation.
Try this today
Notice two objects with different forms and recall that atoms make up both.
Ask yourself
How does this verse distinguish different physical forms from their atomic composition?
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.