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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Hear About Brahmā’s Creation

“Śrī Maitreya said: O learned Vidura, so far I have explained to you the glories of the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His feature of kāla. Now you can hear from me about the creation of Brahmā, the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Maitreya has explained the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His feature of kāla, or eternal time.
  • He now invites learned Vidura to hear about Brahmā’s creation.
  • Brahmā is described as the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly once more, giving your full attention to Maitreya’s invitation to hear.

Ask yourself

How attentively do I listen when invited to hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

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.

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