Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.41
Sthāna· The universe in orderUniverses Appear Like Atoms
“The layers or elements covering the universes are each ten times thicker than the one before, and all the universes clustered together appear like atoms in a huge combination.”
What the purport teaches
- The coverings of the universes consist of earth, water, fire, air and ether. Each covering is ten times thicker than the one before it.
- The first covering, earth, is ten times thicker than the universe itself. Within these vast coverings, the universe appears like an atom.
- All the universes clustered together appear like atoms in a huge combination. Their number is unknown even to those who can estimate their coverings.
Try this today
Today, write down the five coverings in order, noting how each increases tenfold, and pause to consider the vastness described.
Ask yourself
How does this description help me recognize the limits of what I can measure and know?
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.