Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.26
Ūti· What drives us to actLiving Beings Appear According to Their Activities
“In the creation, during Brahmā’s day, the three planetary systems — Svarga, Martya and Pātāla — revolve, and the inhabitants, including the lower animals, human beings, demigods and Pitās, appear and disappear in terms of their fruitive activities.”
What the purport teaches
- During Brahmā’s day, the three planetary systems—Svarga, Martya and Pātāla—revolve.
- Their inhabitants include lower animals, human beings, demigods and Pitās.
- These inhabitants appear and disappear according to their fruitive activities.
Try this today
Before one action today, pause to consider its possible consequences.
Ask yourself
How does the connection between activities and future conditions encourage me to act carefully?
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.