Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.10
Visarga· Brahmā's creationBrahmā Gives the Name Rudra
“Thereafter Brahmā said: O chief of the demigods, you shall be called by the name Rudra by all people because you have so anxiously cried.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā addressed the boy as the chief of the demigods.
- He declared that all people would call the boy Rudra.
- Brahmā connected this name with the boy’s anxious crying.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling why Brahmā gave the boy the name Rudra.
Ask yourself
What reason does Brahmā give for the name Rudra?
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.